Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sunnybank area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 74th 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 Sunnybank (GL16 8EH) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnybank (GL16 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnybank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buchanan Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buchanan Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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