Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Merrin area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lydbrook , and the 120th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Merrin (GL17 0BU) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Lydbrook average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Merrin (GL17 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Merrin area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Merrin Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stars Pitch —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dean Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stars Pitch Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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