Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welch Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 137th 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 Welch Road (GL51 0EG) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welch Road (GL51 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dormer Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newdawn Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dormer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newdawn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Orchard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ismay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ismay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ismay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bodnam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tanner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsmead Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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