Crap Towns / Cinderford / Crime

How much crime is there in Cinderford?

The police recorded 81.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cinderford from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.8. In the 12 months to August 2025 it was 82.9, down from 88.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	88.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	–	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.8	34.1
Public order	8.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Other theft	5.9	5.4
Shoplifting	4.1	7.1
Other crime	3.2	2.0
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Drugs	2.2	2.4
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gloucester	19.3 km	121
Coleford	8.7 km	85.2
Cinderford	–	81.0
Monmouth	15.0 km	77.6
Stonehouse	16.4 km	68.2
Ross-on-Wye	11.4 km	66.6
Lydney	11.5 km	65.9
Newent	13.4 km	65.3
Dursley	19.5 km	58.8
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	15.1 km	57.5
Cam	16.7 km	45.4
The typical town	–	76.2