Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 363.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Meade area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 2nd 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 Kings Meade (GL16 8RS) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 487.7% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Meade (GL16 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord'S Hill, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4228 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Meade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Station Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Domby Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Domby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Coalway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lords Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4228 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lord'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord'S Hill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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