Crime Rate in Garw Valley, ward

Garw Valley has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3709th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Garw Valley in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Garw Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Garw Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.