Crime Rate in Pillowell, ward

Pillowell has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 334th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 24th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pillowell in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pillowell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pillowell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ridgeway, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Morris Close (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.