Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ironstone Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bream , and the 89th 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 Ironstone Close (GL15 6HF) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Bream average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ironstone Close (GL15 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bream| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryelands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakery Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakery Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryelands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryelands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryelands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryelands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchard Road | Under investigation |
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