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Crime in GL15 5

How much crime is recorded in GL15 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Population
12,313 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL15 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL15 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

GL15 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary4.29.1
Shoplifting3.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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