Total Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lydney Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bream , and the 50th highest crime rate of 244 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 Lydney Road (GL15 6ER) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Bream average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lydney Road (GL15 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydney Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchard Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bream| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whittington Way | — |
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