Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Yate Central , and the 135th 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 Melrose Close (BS37 7AY) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 259.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Close (BS37 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Weavers Way. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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