Crime Rate in Newnham, ward

Newnham has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 2009th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 292nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newnham in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newnham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newnham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Smithy. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.