Crime Rate in St. Briavels, ward

St. Briavels has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 657th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 68th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. Briavels in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. Briavels’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St. Briavels ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Court Lane, with 7 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Garlands Road (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.