Total Crime Rate
1663.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mackworth 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 Mackworth Street (CF31 1LP) 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 areaβs 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 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 Mackworth Street (CF31 1LP), 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.
View Crime In Bridgend Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mackworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mackworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llys Faen | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Llys Faen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunraven Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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