Crime Rate in St. Briavels, ward

St. Briavels has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 259th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 10th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. Briavels in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. Briavels’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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