Crime Rate in Lydney East, ward

Lydney East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2123rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydney East in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydney East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydney East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.