Crime Rate in Cefn-glas, ward

Cefn-glas has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 2423rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn-glas in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn-glas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -78.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn-glas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wood Green (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.