Crime Rate in Lydbrook, ward

Lydbrook has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 1086th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 164th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydbrook in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydbrook ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 9 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.