Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bowens Hill Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 101st highest 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 Bowens Hill Road (GL16 8DL) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowens Hill Road (GL16 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowens Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank —
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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