Crime Rate in Oldcastle, ward

Oldcastle has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 946th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Oldcastle in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oldcastle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 357 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oldcastle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 87 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brynteg Gardens (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.