Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 241 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 New Road (GL16 7JA) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Berry Hill average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (GL16 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewis Glade, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Park (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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