Total Crime Rate
378.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
223.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tairfelin area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 470 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 Tairfelin (CF31 1SH) in the last 12 months was 378.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% higher than the Bridgend Central average (190.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 223.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tairfelin (CF31 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near St Francis Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 46 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 | Maes-Y-Felin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanffornwg | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tairfelin | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tairfelin | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tairfelin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tairfelin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tairfelin | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trem Y Bryn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maes-Y-Felin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maes-Y-Felin | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes-Y-Felin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trem Y Bryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tairfelin | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trem Y Bryn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trem Y Bryn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tairfelin | Under investigation |
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