Crime Rate in Brackla West Central, ward

Brackla West Central has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3091st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brackla West Central in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brackla West Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brackla West Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Whitethorn Drive, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Min-Y-Coed (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.