Crime Rates at The Squirrels, Drybrook, GL17 9FB

The Squirrels area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lydbrook , and the 46th 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 The Squirrels (GL17 9FB) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Lydbrook average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Squirrels (GL17 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mannings Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.