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Crime in GL15 5RE

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

Neighbourhood
Lydney
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
3,053 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL15 5RE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL15 5RE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5RENational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

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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