Crime Rate in Cefn-glas, ward

Cefn-glas has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 2234th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn-glas in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn-glas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn-glas ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.