Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welsh Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Botcherby , and the 225th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Welsh Road (CA1 3AU) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Botcherby average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Road (CA1 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haig Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale-End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale-End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blundell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalegarth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welsh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welsh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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