Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pillowell Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Battledown , and the 101st highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pillowell Close (GL52 5GJ) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher than the Battledown average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pillowell Close (GL52 5GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Battledown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drybrook Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drybrook Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Yorkley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Salamanca Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salamanca Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drybrook Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drybrook Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmarley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmarley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dymock Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dymock Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wessex Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Imjin Road | Under investigation |
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