Crime Rate in Lydbrook, ward

Lydbrook has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2030th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 284th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydbrook in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydbrook ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.