Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cross area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lydbrook , and the 24th highest crime rate of 241 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 The Cross (GL17 9EF) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 278.7% higher than the Lydbrook average (30.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cross (GL17 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Cross area

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Data Sources

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