Total Crime Rate
83.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridgend has the 155th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Bridgend in the last 12 months was 83.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Wales country average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgend’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5,183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 32 cases , down -3.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 15.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -16.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6,730 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 83.4 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgend Central | 190.0 | 106.6 (128%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Porthcawl East Central | 134.2 | 50.7 (61%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Oldcastle | 127.8 | 44.3 (53%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Maesteg East | 122.8 | 39.3 (47%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Maesteg West | 105.6 | 22.2 (27%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre | 95.1 | 11.7 (14%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Caerau | 91.9 | 8.5 (10%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Brackla West | 88.7 | 5.2 (6%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Cornelly | 84.3 | 0.9 (1%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Aberkenfig | 78.2 | -5.2 (-6%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Brackla East and Coychurch Lower | 74.5 | -9.0 (-11%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr | 72.3 | -11.1 (-13%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 13 | Coity Higher | 69.8 | -13.6 (-16%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Ogmore Vale | 67.8 | -15.7 (-19%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Blackmill | 66.4 | -17.0 (-20%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Garw Valley | 59.0 | -24.4 (-29%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 17 | Pencoed and Penprysg | 53.2 | -30.3 (-36%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | Nant-y-moel | 52.5 | -31.0 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 19 | Brackla West Central | 49.9 | -33.6 (-40%) | Low 4/10 |
| 20 | Cefn-glas | 45.0 | -38.4 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Newton | 43.2 | -40.2 (-48%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 43.1 | -40.4 (-48%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | Porthcawl West Central | 39.8 | -43.6 (-52%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Pen-y-fai | 38.6 | -44.9 (-54%) | Low 3/10 |
| 25 | Brackla East Central | 37.6 | -45.9 (-55%) | Low 3/10 |
| 26 | Llangynwyd | 33.8 | -49.6 (-59%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Nottage | 21.0 | -62.5 (-75%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 28 | Rest Bay | 15.3 | -68.1 (-82%) | Very low 1/10 |
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