Crime Rates at Western Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3RH

Western Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in College , and the 69th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (GL50 3RH) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the College average (198.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (GL50 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overton Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Millbrook Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.