Crime Rate in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr, ward

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 1878th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Broad Oak Way, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Elm Crescent (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.