Crime Rate in Lydney West & Aylburton, ward

Lydney West & Aylburton has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2008th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 291st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lydney West & Aylburton in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lydney West & Aylburton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lydney West & Aylburton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Orchards (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.