Crime Rate in Caerau, ward

Caerau has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 1618th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Caerau in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caerau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 335 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caerau ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Tudor Estate. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.