Crime Rate in Pen-y-fai, ward

Pen-y-fai has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 2197th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-fai in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-fai’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-fai ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.