Total Crime Rate

240.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 240.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Madoc Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brackla East Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 470 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 Madoc Close (CF31 2PY) in the last 12 months was 240.9 per 1,000 residents and was 541.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 142.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madoc Close (CF31 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Brynglas. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madoc Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgers Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos-Y-Waun Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dan-Y-Coed Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Brynglas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Brynglas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Brynglas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teilos Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Brynglas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewi Pritchard Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Badgers Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clos-Y-Wern Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos-Y-Wern Under investigation
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Data Sources

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