Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercian Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St. Briavels , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercian Way (NP16 7AP) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher than the St. Briavels average (28.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercian Way (NP16 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttington Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercian Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallard'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penda Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormerod Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormerod Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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