Crime Rate in Berry Hill, ward

Berry Hill has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 3589th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 324th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Berry Hill in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Berry Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Berry Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Aston Close (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.