Crime Rate in Lydney North, ward

Lydney North has the lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 193rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydney North in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydney North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydney North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Allaston Road, with 5 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Old Dam Road (2 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.