Total Crime Rate
228.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birch Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Yate Central , and the 39th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
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 Birch Road (BS37 5EP) in the last 12 months was 228.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Yate Central average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 176.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 261.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birch Road (BS37 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yate Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mow Barton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mow Barton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mow Barton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mow Barton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mow Barton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staples Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mow Barton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranleigh Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mow Barton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Windsor Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Avenue | Under investigation |
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