Total Crime Rate

924.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

446.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 924.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 446.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 312.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.1 10/10
  • Public order 118.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Drugs 71.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nolton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nolton Street (CF31 1BX) in the last 12 months was 924.9 per 1,000 residents and was 386.7% higher than the Bridgend Central average (190.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 446.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nolton Street (CF31 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (82 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nolton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oddfellows' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oddfellows' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Bells Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunraven Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunraven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dunraven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunraven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunraven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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