Crime Rate in Coleford, ward

Coleford has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2881st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 213th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Coleford in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coleford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 257 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coleford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Place (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.