Total Crime Rate

338.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 338.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitethorn Drive area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitethorn Drive (CF31 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 338.2 per 1,000 residents and was 848.1% 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitethorn Drive (CF31 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitethorn Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cae Bron (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitethorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitethorn Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clos Tan-Y-Cefn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Tan-Y-Cefn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitethorn Drive 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nant-Y-Feynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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