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Crime in GL18 1QB

How much crime is recorded in GL18 1QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Newent
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,864 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL18 1QB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL18 1QB area, 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

GL18 1QBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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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