Crime Rate in Yate Central, ward

Yate Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in South Gloucestershire district and the 1811th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Yate Central in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the South Gloucestershire district average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Yate Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 319 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Yate Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.