Total Crime Rate

411.4 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 411.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.6 8/10
  • Public order 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Free School Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Free School Court (CF31 3AF) in the last 12 months was 411.4 per 1,000 residents and was 134.7% higher than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 174.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Free School Court (CF31 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Free School Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Loveluck Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Loveluck Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Five Bells Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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