Total Crime Rate

208.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 208.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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 Branch area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Cinderford East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Branch (GL17 9DB) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher than the Cinderford East average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Branch (GL17 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near The Branch. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Branch area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Branch
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Branch Under investigation

Data Sources

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