Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowbank area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 59th highest crime rate of 241 local areas in Forest of Dean .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowbank (GL15 5DF) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowbank (GL15 5DF), 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 Meadowbank area

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Data Sources

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