Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilltop Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Pittville , and the 177th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop Road (GL50 4NW) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Pittville average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilltop Road (GL50 4NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddocks Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Top Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pittville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paddocks Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paddocks Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paddocks Lane | Under investigation |
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