Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bay Tree Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Charlton & Cribbs , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Tree Close (BS34 5EX) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Charlton & Cribbs average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bay Tree Close (BS34 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranbourne Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cedar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodway Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Leaze Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Leaze Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Green Sands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Sands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stroud Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rodway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Leaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calves Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Over Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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