Crime Rates at St John Street, Coleford, GL16 8AR

St John Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 241 local areas in Forest of Dean .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St John Street (GL16 8AR) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 367.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (GL16 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.