Total Crime Rate

1663.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1663.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 319.7 10/10
  • Public order 245.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.0 10/10
  • Drugs 76.5 10/10
  • Other theft 51.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morfa 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 Morfa Street (CF31 1HA) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Morfa Street (CF31 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morfa Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Llys Faen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highland Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Highland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Wyndham β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adare Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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