Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 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 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Longacres area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longacres (CF31 2DE) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Brackla East Central average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longacres (CF31 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near The Hollies. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longacres area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeldene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bishopswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hedgemoor Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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