Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorn Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 186th 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 Hawthorn Way (CF31 2PG) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 7 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Way (CF31 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhollows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maple Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Drive | Under investigation |
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