Crime Rate in Westbury-on-Severn, ward

Westbury-on-Severn has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Forest of Dean district and the 970th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 140th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westbury-on-Severn in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Forest of Dean district average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westbury-on-Severn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westbury-on-Severn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Elton Road, with 10 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stantway Lane (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.