Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lakeside Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Avenue (GL15 5QB) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Lydney East average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ).
In the area around Lakeside Avenue (GL15 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Feathers Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lydney East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bledisloe Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bledisloe Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bledisloe Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boating Lake Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Feathers Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodley Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bledisloe Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrison Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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