Crime Rate in Hesters Way, ward

Hesters Way has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Cheltenham district and the 1369th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 90th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hesters Way in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Cheltenham district average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hesters Way’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 422 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 488 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hesters Way ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Montreal Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.