Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfields area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 226th 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 Highfields (CF31 2PD) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfields (CF31 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbrook, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfields (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Siwsan | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashbrook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cae Perllan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ashbrook | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewi Pritchard Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae Odin | Under investigation |
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