Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellgate Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bothel and Wharrels , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellgate Close (CA5 6PR) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Bothel and Wharrels average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellgate Close (CA5 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Wellgate Close. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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