Total Crime Rate

258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 258.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 29th 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 Castle View (CF31 1HL) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Bridgend Central average (190.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle View (CF31 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Gwyn. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Gwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Llys Gwyn Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Llys Gwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Great Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Great Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Australian Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Australian Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morfa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Morfa —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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