Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Awre Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Battledown , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Awre Walk (GL52 5GN) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Battledown average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).
In the area around Awre Walk (GL52 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newent Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yorkley Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battledown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvington Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yorkley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allburton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Yorkley Road | Under investigation |
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