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Crime Rates in Forest of Dean, local authority district

Crime Rate

67.2

67.2

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in Forest of Dean, (local authority district) is 67.2 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Forest of Dean (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 27 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 16.5 5/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.24 2/10
Public order 4.38 3/10
Other theft 3.79 2/10
Burglary 2.55 3/10
Other crime 2.08 5/10
Shoplifting 1.98 1/10
Vehicle crime 1.64 1/10
Drugs 0.977 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.471 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.299 2/10
Robbery 0.23 2/10
Theft from the person 0.0919 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Forest of Dean (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Forest of Dean (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Forest of Dean (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Forest of Dean (local authority district) and South West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Forest of Dean
    LAD
  • South West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Forest of Dean (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Forest of Dean (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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