Crime Rate in Rest Bay, ward

Rest Bay has the lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 234th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rest Bay in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Bridgend district average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rest Bay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rest Bay ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 8 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Penylan Avenue (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.