Crime Rate in Coity Higher, ward

Coity Higher has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3484th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Coity Higher in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Coity Higher’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 383 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 468 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Coity Higher ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 145 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.