Crime Rate in Nottage, ward

Nottage has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 334th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Nottage in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nottage’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nottage ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cae Ganol, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hawkhurst Court (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.