What is the crime rate in forest of dean?

As of January 2026, forest of dean has an annual crime rate of 59.82 per 1,000 residents, based on 377 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does forest of dean rank nationally for crime?

forest of dean ranks #280 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in forest of dean?

The most common crime type in forest of dean is Violence & Sexual Offences with 168 incidents in January 2026, accounting for 44.6% of all crime.

January 2026 Source: Gloucestershire Constabulary Police

forest of dean Crime Intelligence Report

forest of dean recorded 377 crimes in January 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.33 per 1,000 residents. This places forest of dean at #280 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 1.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 19.8% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: January 2026 • Updated monthly

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Total Crimes

377

trending_up +1.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

59.82per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#60of 330

Top 20% Safest UK

Gloucestershire

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near The Branch Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Worcester Walk Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Edge Hills Close Map	Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 1	4
On or near Crescent Close Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 1	4
On or near Bury Court Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Little Green Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
On or near Church Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
On or near Clover Close Map	Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1	2
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 4	4

Crime Breakdown

January 2026

377 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

168

44.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

16.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.0%

Burglary

6.6%

Other Theft

6.6%

Public Order

4.5%

Other Crime

4.2%

Vehicle Crime

2.9%

Drug Offences

2.1%

Shoplifting

2.1%

Weapons Possession

1.3%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

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Ward Safety Rankings

21 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Cinderford West	22	106.7
2	Lydney East	52	101.6
3	Coleford	51	84.5
4	Cinderford East	35	82.3
5	Newent & Taynton	35	71.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Lydney North	7	2.1
shield	St. Briavels	4	1.2
shield	Lydbrook	2	0.9
shield	Westbury-on-Severn	6	2.8
shield	Newland & Sling	3	1.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -19.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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