Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welch Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 104th 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 Welch Road (GL51 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Hesters Way average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welch Road (GL51 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Listening Post Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welch Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welch Road area

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Data Sources

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