Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welsh Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Botcherby , and the 156th 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 3BD) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Botcherby average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Road (CA1 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Welsh Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welsh Road area

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Data Sources

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