Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridler Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 241 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 Ridler Road (GL15 5BL) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the Lydney East average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridler Road (GL15 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow View, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ridler Road area

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Data Sources

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