Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dymock , and the 16th 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 Church Street (GL18 1AB) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the Dymock average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (GL18 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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Data Sources

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