Total Crime Rate

894.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 894.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 493.0 10/10
  • Other theft 147.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Public order 49.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yew Tree Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 6th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Tree Drive (BS22 6DB) in the last 12 months was 894.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1547.1% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Drive (BS22 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Gator Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elmham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gator Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gator Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gator Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gator Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hedge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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