Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 143rd 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 St Michaels Way (CF31 2BE) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Way (CF31 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ger-Y-Coed, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ger-Y-Sedd (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Michaels Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ger-Y-Sedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clôs Stratton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Illtyds Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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