Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 184th 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 York Close (BS37 5XD) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Yate Central average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Close (BS37 5XD), 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 | Long Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laddon Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Drive | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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