Total Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longs Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 64th 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 Longs Drive (BS37 5XP) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longs Drive (BS37 5XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Celestine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranleigh Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Windsor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunel Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaufort Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parnall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longs Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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