Total Crime Rate
127.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 37th 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 Meadow View (GL15 5DB) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Lydney East average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow View (GL15 5DB), 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 | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowbank | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Sargent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Klondyke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Klondyke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodley Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Meadow View | Under investigation |
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