Crime Rates at Hillcrest Road, Berry Hill, Coleford, GL16 7RG

Hillcrest Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 52nd 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 Hillcrest Road (GL16 7RG) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (GL16 7RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aston Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.