Crime Rate in Pittville, ward

Pittville has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Cheltenham district and the 1314th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 85th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pittville in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Cheltenham district average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pittville’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pittville ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Park/Open Space, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pittville Circus (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.