Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Pylers Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 7th 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 Pylers Way (GL15 5PP) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pylers Way (GL15 5PP), 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 Pylers Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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