Crime Rate in Coity Higher, ward

Coity Higher has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3250th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Coity Higher in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coity Higher’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 407 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 37.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 508 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coity Higher ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.