Crime Rates at Welch Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0EQ

Welch Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 91st 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 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welch Road (GL51 0EQ), 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.