Total Crime Rate
208.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steam Mills area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Steam Mills (GL14 3JD) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steam Mills (GL14 3JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newtown Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Branch (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cinderford East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Branch | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newtown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Branch | Under investigation |
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