Total Crime Rate
133.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stirling Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 110th highest crime rate of 873 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 Stirling Close (BS37 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Yate Central average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stirling Close (BS37 5UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amberley Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laddon Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
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