Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Limekilns Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 112th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limekilns Close (GL14 3GE) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Cinderford East average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limekilns Close (GL14 3GE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limekilns Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaks Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limekiln Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaks Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaks Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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