Total Crime Rate
130.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waldrist Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 81st highest crime rate of 397 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 Waldrist Close (GL51 0AQ) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Hesters Way average (111.5 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waldrist Close (GL51 0AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldrist Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newdawn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldrist Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waldrist Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gara Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gara Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gara Close | Under investigation |
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