Total Crime Rate
309.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glanffornwg area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 22nd 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 Glanffornwg (CF31 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 309.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glanffornwg (CF31 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Francis Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 45 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 | Trem Y Bryn | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarella | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Francis Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarella | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quarella | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarella | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarella | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quarella | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes-Y-Felin | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maes-Y-Felin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes-Y-Felin | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes-Y-Felin | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Francis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glanffornwg | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trem Y Bryn | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trem Y Bryn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tairfelin | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trem Y Bryn | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tairfelin | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tairfelin | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tairfelin | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trem Y Bryn | Under investigation |
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