Total Crime Rate

174.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 174.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawrence Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Close (CF31 1JY) in the last 12 months was 174.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Close (CF31 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Quarella. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wildmill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarella —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarella Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarella Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wildmill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wildmill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Quarella Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wildmill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maes-Y-Felin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes-Y-Felin —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes-Y-Felin —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarella Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Quarella Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarella Road —

Data Sources

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