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Postcode · Coleford

Crime in GL16 7ST

How much crime is recorded in GL16 7ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Coleford
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,198 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL16 7ST

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL16 7ST area, broadly in line with 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

GL16 7STNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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