Total Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pentathlon Way 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 Pentathlon Way (GL50 4SE) 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 Pentathlon Way (GL50 4SE), the main crime hotspot is near Fort Leney Walk. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pittville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fort Leney Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Hackle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fort Leney Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fort Leney Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fort Leney Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fort Leney Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fort Leney Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fort Leney Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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