Total Crime Rate
205.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harrison Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 11th 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 Harrison Way (GL15 5BG) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrison Way (GL15 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow View, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purton Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lydney East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boating Lake Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodley Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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