Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Abbots Gate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 51st 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 Abbots Gate (GL15 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Lydney East average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Gate (GL15 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Abbots Gate. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Duncan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potter Grove —
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Data Sources

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