Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 79th highest crime rate of 241 local areas in Forest of Dean .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (GL14 2EY) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Cinderford East average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (GL14 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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