Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Coalway Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 17th 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 Coalway Road (GL16 7HL) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 193.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coalway Road (GL16 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wynols Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coalway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynols Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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