Crime Rate in Bream, ward

Bream has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 3351st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 357th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bream in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bream’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bream ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ryelands Road, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blue Rock Crescent (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.