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Postcode · Coleford

Crime in GL16 8RA

How much crime is recorded in GL16 8RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Coleford
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,431 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL16 8RA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL16 8RA 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8RANational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.71.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.22.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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