Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Vale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Vale (GL14 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Cinderford East average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Vale (GL14 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lamb Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parragate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lantern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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