25/08/2026
High-Visibility Patrols Across the Forest Towns
Throughout today and this evening, officers from both Forest Neighbourhood Policing Teams, supported by colleagues from the Neighbourhood Support Team, have been conducting high-visibility foot patrols throughout the Forest towns. These patrols have focused on town centre locations with the aim of preventing and deterring anti-social behaviour (ASB), tackling criminality, and providing a reassuring presence within our communities in areas where our communities have raised concerns.
Some of the positive outcomes from today's activity include:
✅ A female who was wanted on warrant was arrested in Lydney after being recognised by officers on foot patrol.
✅ A male who was wanted on warrant was arrested in Cinderford after being identified by officers conducting foot patrols.
✅ Several hours of High Visibility foot patrol
✅ Two compliance checks were carried out at properties in Cinderford that are subject to Partial Closure Orders due to ongoing ASB issues. During one of these checks, a male was found inside a property in breach of the order and will now be prosecuted.
✅ A local youth from Bream has been issued with an Anti-Social Behaviour Warning following reports of their recent involvement in anti-social behaviour. Officers will continue to work with partners and take appropriate action to address issues affecting our communities.
✅ Officers have visited a number of local retailers across the Forest towns to provide crime prevention advice and follow up reports of shoplifting offences, offering reassurance and support to businesses affected by retail crime.
✅ As part of our community engagement work, officers have also deployed the Street Engagement Vehicle in Newent, Cinderford and Lydney. The vehicle is stocked with crime prevention information and resources and provides an opportunity for residents to speak with officers about local issues.
✅ Responded to Anti Social Behaviour incident in Newent Town Centre and engaged with several youths involved
In addition to enforcement and engagement activity, officers have spoken with many members of the public about our Community Alerts system. We are pleased that a number of residents signed up to receive updates and information about policing activity in their local area.
If you would like to stay informed about what is happening in your community, please follow the link below to register for Community Alerts.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/2b8D9
Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with us today. We remain committed to keeping our communities safe, tackling the issues that matter most to local residents, and working alongside our partners to make the Forest towns safer places to live, work and visit.
