Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boughton Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dymock , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 241 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 Boughton Way (GL18 1UH) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Dymock average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boughton Way (GL18 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Boughton Way area

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Data Sources

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