Total Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wavell Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wavell Close (BS37 5UL) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Yate Central average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 328.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wavell Close (BS37 5UL), 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laddon Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chichester Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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