Crime Rate in Pencoed and Penprysg, ward

Pencoed and Penprysg has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 3527th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pencoed and Penprysg in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pencoed and Penprysg’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -43.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 334 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pencoed and Penprysg ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clos Y Ffowndri (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.