Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 97th 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 Meadow Walk (CF31 2EW) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Walk (CF31 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Brynglas. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 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 | Burglary | Heol Brynglas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dan-Y-Coed Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Siwsan | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waunscil Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynglas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynglas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Brynglas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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