Crime Rates at Derwen Road, Bridgend, CF31 1LH

Derwen Road 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 Derwen Road (CF31 1LH) 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 Derwen Road (CF31 1LH), 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.