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We've been made aware of several recent incidents of males committing anti-social and intimidating behaviour towards wom...
09/09/2026

We've been made aware of several recent incidents of males committing anti-social and intimidating behaviour towards women that have been taking place between around 5am and 6am in Cheltenham town centre.

We're grateful to Max Wilkinson MP for bringing these incidents to our attention and would like to reassure those who live and work in the area that we are providing a proactive police presence in areas where concerns have been raised.

Over the coming days, there will be additional officers conducting foot patrols in Lower High Street, The Brewery Area and Swindon Road Car Park from 5am.

As Mr Wilkinson has acknowledged, we do take reports of harassment and intimidation against women and girls seriously.

In addition to targeted patrols, we run Project Vigilant in Cheltenham as part of our sustained approach to targeting perpetrators.

The proactive initiative brings together specially trained plain-clothed officers, uniformed officers and CCTV operators to identify and disrupt concerning predatory behaviour before a sexual offence occurs, helping to safeguard the public and prevent crime.

Between January and August 2026, there were 12 Project Vigilant deployments in Cheltenham's night-time economy.

Neighbourhood and Crime Prevention Superintendent James Glansfield said: “It is unacceptable that due to the behaviour of a number of males in Cheltenham, women and girls have been made to feel unsafe on our streets and have also been subjected to horrible behaviour and criminality.

“As part of an effort to address this, I’ve directed my team to increase their foot patrols in key locations in the early morning so that we can target perpetrators and try and prevent this violence and harassment from happening.

"We strongly encourage anyone who experiences or witnesses concerning behaviour to report it.”

If a crime is happening now or someone is in immediate danger, call 999. For non-emergencies, report incidents via 101 or online: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime.

If you've felt unsafe in a public place, you can also use StreetSafe, a free and anonymous online tool that allows you to pinpoint locations and share the reasons why you felt unsafe. Your feedback helps us better understand community concerns, shape local policing priorities, and work with partners to make Gloucestershire safer for everyone: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/

Alongside this, we are launching our ‘It Does Matter’ campaign to raise awareness of non-contact sexual offences, encourage reporting, and reinforce that this behaviour is never acceptable.

Through social media, buses, radio, digital advertising and Freshers' events, we'll be sharing the message "Speak up. Stand together. Stay safe" to help people recognise and report offences such as exposure, voyeurism, upskirting, spiking and cat calling, enabling us and our partners to take action and help keep Gloucestershire safe.

A man has been banned from parts of Cheltenham after reports that he repeatedly targeted elderly and vulnerable people f...
08/09/2026

A man has been banned from parts of Cheltenham after reports that he repeatedly targeted elderly and vulnerable people for money.

Jimmy Doran, aged 25, has been given an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) in a bid to curb his behaviour.

The ASBI was granted by Gloucester and Cheltenham County Court on Thursday (3 September).

The court heard that, over a number of weeks, Gloucestershire Police received multiple complaints that Doran was targeting vulnerable people in the community, befriending them and then taking their money and valuables.

As a result of his behaviour, Cheltenham Solace secured the injunction which bans him from certain addresses in Cheltenham. Doran is also prohibited from causing alarm, harassment, distress or using violence to any person in Gloucestershire.

Under the injunction, Doran is forbidden from:
• Engaging in conduct which causes or is capable of causing alarm or harassment or distress to any person within Gloucestershire;
• Using or threatening to use violence towards any person within Gloucestershire;
• Being within the grounds of a number of addresses named in the order.

Members of the public should report any incidents involving Doran to Gloucestershire Police, either through the website or on 101: https://orlo.uk/miDju

Solace is a multiagency team, including officers from Gloucestershire Police and local councils, dedicated to combatting anti-social behaviour.

The team have been taking part in proactive work following recent reports of vehicle thefts and vehicle interference wit...
07/09/2026

The team have been taking part in proactive work following recent reports of vehicle thefts and vehicle interference within Cheltenham.

Last week, officers and PCSOs from the Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out enquiries which led to a suspect being identified.

On Saturday afternoon, a 37-year-old man from Cheltenham was arrested on suspicion of three counts of vehicle interference, theft from a motor vehicle, attempted theft from a motor vehicle, theft of a pedal cycle and three counts of fraud by false representation.​

He has been released on bail with conditions while officers continue their investigation.

Criminals are quick to exploit any opportunity they are presented with, such as taking advantage of unlocked vehicles, and officers are urging owners to remove valuable items when leaving vehicles as well as parking in well-lit areas where possible.

Thieves are often opportunistic and advice on ways to help keep your vehicle safe can be found here: https://orlo.uk/mc5jw

PCSOs Baldwin & Croft recently attended Lilleybrook Care Home’s summer fete. It was a bit rainy outside but the positive...
02/09/2026

PCSOs Baldwin & Croft recently attended Lilleybrook Care Home’s summer fete. It was a bit rainy outside but the positive staff and residents made it feel brighter.

We would like to say a massive thank you for the invite we enjoyed ourselves, and hopefully we get another invite next year.

SGT Wilkinson & PCSO Baldwin were out this morning on cycle patrols around the Cheltenham area.They covered over ten ...
28/08/2026

SGT Wilkinson & PCSO Baldwin were out this morning on cycle patrols around the Cheltenham area.

They covered over ten miles in total and had positive feedback form members of the public.

If you see us out and about on patrol on foot or on a bike please come and say hello.

We took part in a day of action in town on Wednesday as part of countywide efforts to make town and city centres safer b...
28/08/2026

We took part in a day of action in town on Wednesday as part of countywide efforts to make town and city centres safer by tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB), shoplifting and illegal electric vehicles.

PCs and PCSOs from the team took part in a combined 111 hours of proactive foot and bicycle patrols at known ASB hotspots.

Results from the day include:
• The seizure of three illegal e-scooters;
• Engagement with and safeguarding of a vulnerable individual;
• Speaking with a group of people who regularly cause ASB in town;
• Enforcement of the Public Space Protection Order with several cans of alcohol seized from street drinkers. Alcohol containers can be seized if it is believed that the owner is likely to commit anti-social behaviour as a result of consumption;
• Multiple dispersal notices were served due to repeat calls of ASB and people fighting on the High Street and at St Mary’s churchyard.

We were joined by the local MP Max Wilkinson, and also spoke to several members of the public who wanted to say thank you for the visible presence or ask about crime prevention advice.

If you would like to stay informed about what is happening in your community you can sign up to Your Community Alerts by visiting https://orlo.uk/C1RUz

Officers from our Licensing Team took part in a test purchase operation where teenagers attempted to buy alcohol from sh...
27/08/2026

Officers from our Licensing Team took part in a test purchase operation where teenagers attempted to buy alcohol from shops.

The operation was conducted alongside Cheltenham Borough Council's Licensing Team on Saturday (22 August).

It involved teenagers from the Police Cadets who attempted to buy alcohol to gauge whether local businesses are being responsible and abiding by licensing laws.

This saw police visit nine shops. Five of the shops checked the teens' ID and refused to serve alcohol however four shops failed and served them.

The teens entered the venues that were being tested accompanied by officers in plain clothes, who observed their attempts to buy alcohol.

The test purchaser is always careful not to lie about their age and does not produce any ID if asked.

Completing the test purchases allowed officers to ensure that licensed premises are meeting their objective under the Licensing Act to ‘prevent children coming to harm’ and enforce any breaches through education, letters or warnings, tickets or taking the premise to review in certain circumstances.

PC Walter from the Licensing Team said: “We regularly carry out joint operations with our partner agencies to ensure licensed premises are operating responsibly.

"On this occasion, four shops failed to uphold their legal obligations, and we will be following up with those businesses and conducting further checks in due course."

Councillor Jamie Jamieson, cabinet member for safety and communities at Cheltenham Borough Council, said: “We regularly work in partnership with Gloucestershire Police to ensure that licensed premises are operating responsibly and in line with the law.

“While it is encouraging that the over half of the businesses refused the sale, it is disappointing that several failed to uphold their legal responsibilities. We will be following up with those premises and will continue to carry out further checks to ensure compliance.”

The penalties for failing a test purchase can include a fine of up to £5,000, prosecution and withdrawal of the premises' licence to sell alcohol.

The businesses that failed will now be offered support to ensure they understand their legal obligations and that staff are aware of their licence conditions to ensure that residents and visitors to Cheltenham are safe.

We’re appealing for witnesses and footage after a man assaulted a woman in Cheltenham on Friday (21 August).A man was re...
25/08/2026

We’re appealing for witnesses and footage after a man assaulted a woman in Cheltenham on Friday (21 August).

A man was restrained by members of the public after being seen to grab a woman by the throat and verbally abuse her near Queens Hotel, on The Promenade, between 4.30pm and 5pm.

A man in his 50s was subsequently arrested on suspicion of common assault and has since been released on conditional bail while further enquiries take place.

Officers investigating the incident understand it may have been filmed by members of the public and are asking anyone who saw what happened, or has footage of it, to contact them.

Anyone with information or footage which could help our inquiry is asked to complete the following online form quoting occurrence 53260072445: https://orlo.uk/APWto

PCSOs from the Cheltenham Neighbourhood team attended Cambray Carnival today for No Child Left Behind.There was a good t...
22/08/2026

PCSOs from the Cheltenham Neighbourhood team attended Cambray Carnival today for No Child Left Behind.

There was a good turn out by the community, and we had good engagement with parents and children who looked around our Police van and tried on some Police uniform.

Thank you to everyone who attended and who came over to speak to us about what Police do, and to ask for any crime prevention advice.

Good News story !! Police had a report of a found push bike in the Leckhampton area of Cheltenham that was believed to b...
22/08/2026

Good News story !! Police had a report of a found push bike in the Leckhampton area of Cheltenham that was believed to be stolen.

PCSOs Baldwin & Barry attended and carried out checks on the bike on our Police systems and Bike register to see if there were any reports of it being stolen.

Unfortunately, the owner had not reported this into Police.

Luckily the bike had a sticker on from a local bike shop in Cheltenham, the local PCSOs have a good relationship with the bike shops in Cheltenham and after a quick phone-call we managed to find the owner who stated it was stolen 2 days before but did not want to report to Police as they believed they were not getting their bike back.

The owner was pleased to be re united with their bike and PCSOs have now marked the bike-on-Bike register with 2 x tamper proof stickers. This application when stuck on the bike takes 24 hrs for the glue to go off and the stickers cannot be removed.

Police would like to encourage members of the public to report stolen cycles as there is a greater chance they can be returned if found by Police, then we can make arrangements for them to be marked on Bike Register.

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