Crime Rate in Garw Valley, ward

Garw Valley has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3493rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Garw Valley in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Garw Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 308 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Garw Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.