Total Crime Rate

323.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pitman Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 21st highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitman Road (GL51 7UG) in the last 12 months was 323.9 per 1,000 residents and was 190.4% higher than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitman Road (GL51 7UG), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Croft. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pitman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Close —
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monks Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kipling Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hamlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotherby Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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