Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadway Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longhope & Huntley , and the 65th 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 Broadway Lane (GL2 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Longhope & Huntley average (36.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway Lane (GL2 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longhope & Huntley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadway Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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