Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 James Park area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 234th highest 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 St James Park (CF31 2NP) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Park (CF31 2NP), 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 St James Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhollows Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maple Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hedgemoor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeldene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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