Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4LD

Wellesley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Pittville , and the 109th 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 Wellesley Road (GL50 4LD) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Pittville average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (GL50 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Passage, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanover Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.