Crime Rate in Cornelly, ward

Cornelly has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 2442nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cornelly in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cornelly’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 396 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cornelly ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bryn-Yr-Orsaf, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pil-Y-Cynffig (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.