Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Potter Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 38th highest crime rate of 241 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 Potter Grove (GL15 5FT) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Lydney East average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Grove (GL15 5FT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowbank. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Potter Grove area

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Data Sources

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