Total Crime Rate

340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leechpool Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 24th 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 Leechpool Way (BS37 7DT) in the last 12 months was 340.9 per 1,000 residents and was 264.8% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechpool Way (BS37 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dowsell Way, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derham Crescent (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leechpool Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derham Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowsell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Mead
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Hey
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dowsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webb Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silas Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webb Crescent

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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