Crime Rates at Newerne Street, Lydney, GL15 5RF

Newerne Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lydney East , and the 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 Newerne Street (GL15 5RF) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newerne Street (GL15 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hams Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.