Crime Rate in Cinderford East, ward

Cinderford East has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2302nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 148th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cinderford East in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Forest of Dean district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cinderford East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cinderford East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.