Total Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 319.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.7 10/10
  • Public order 55.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 20th 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 Castle View (CF31 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle View (CF31 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Gwyn. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llys Gwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llys Gwyn Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llys Gwyn Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Sep 2025Public order Highland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highland Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Mackworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mackworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Llys Faen Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llys Faen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Faen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Morfa —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mackworth Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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