Crime Rate in Caerau, ward

Caerau has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 1998th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Caerau in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caerau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 306 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caerau ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dan-Y-Bryn, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blue Mountain (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.