Total Crime Rate
346.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Yate Central , and the 16th 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 Charles Road (BS37 7DY) in the last 12 months was 346.0 per 1,000 residents and was 250.2% higher than the Yate Central average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (β 212.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2063.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Road (BS37 7DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dowsell Way, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silas Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Yate Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prior Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Brake | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Charles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayfield | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clayfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pear Tree Hey | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowsell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dowsell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Webb Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Crescent | β |
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