Crime Rates at Elder Street, Bridgend, CF31 1EU

Elder Street area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Street (CF31 1EU) in the last 12 months was 1663.9 per 1,000 residents and was 849.1% higher than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 699.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Street (CF31 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.