Total Crime Rate
114.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Leaze area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Charlton & Cribbs , and the 146th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Leaze (BS34 5FP) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Leaze (BS34 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near Hayes Way. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brick Hill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Over Court Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Over Court Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Over Court Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Paddock | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Paddock | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brick Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Brier Leaze | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Brier Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lane End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Hayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Sands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Green Sands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Tree Leaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hayes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Over Court Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Over Court Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Leaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ten Acre Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Front Home Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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