Crime Rate in Cinderford West, ward

Cinderford West has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 1983rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 130th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cinderford West in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cinderford West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cinderford West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 53 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Branch (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.