Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Bells Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bells Place (GL16 8BX) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Berry Hill average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bells Place (GL16 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bells Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lord'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord'S Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4228 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lords Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Coalway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
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Data Sources

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