Crime Rate in Brackla East Central, ward

Brackla East Central has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 1510th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brackla East Central in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brackla East Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brackla East Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Hollies. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.