Total Crime Rate

1888.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

827.9 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 1888.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 827.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 505.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 388.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 368.9 10/10
  • Public order 273.2 10/10
  • Drugs 101.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.2 10/10
  • Other theft 57.4 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
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

Cross Street area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the highest crime rate of 470 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 Cross Street (CF31 1EX) in the last 12 months was 1888.0 per 1,000 residents and was 893.5% 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 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 827.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (CF31 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brackla Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackla Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merthyr Mawr Road (North) —
Apr 2026Public order Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Dre Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Dre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stryd Wyndham Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cae Dre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cae Dre Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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