Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heol Y Groes area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Y Groes (CF31 1QE) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Brackla East and Coychurch Lower average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Y Groes (CF31 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanyrallt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Llidiard | Under investigation |
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