Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farm Lees area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Charfield , and the 256th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Lees (GL12 8JA) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Charfield average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farm Lees (GL12 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Lees (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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