Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Willows area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 475 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 The Willows (CF31 2HD) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Brackla East Central average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (CF31 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Waunscil Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trem-Y-Mor Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dan-Y-Coed Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waunscil Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Bron Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Bron Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cae Bron Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trem-Y-Mor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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