Total Crime Rate
340.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leechpool 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowsell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pear Tree Hey | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | — |
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