Crime Rate in Maesteg West, ward

Maesteg West has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 1462nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Maesteg West in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maesteg West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 299 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maesteg West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Llynfi Lane (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.