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Crime in NP16 7BB

How much crime is recorded in NP16 7BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Tidenham & Woolaston
Council
Forest of Dean
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,309 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP16 7BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP16 7BB 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
21.9
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).

NP16 7BBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Burglary4.29.1
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 51% 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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