Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (GL16 7EA) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Berry Hill average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (GL16 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Glade. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Glade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsdene Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynols Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Glade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Glade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Glade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkes Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkes Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Glade —
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Data Sources

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