Crime Rate in Tidenham, ward

Tidenham has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 1939th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 273rd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tidenham in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tidenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tidenham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Buttington Terrace, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.