Total Crime Rate
437.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 11th 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 Princes Way (CF31 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 488.0% higher 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 213.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Way (CF31 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cae Bron. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Close Below The Hillside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Close Below The Hillside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cae Bron | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cae Bron | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae Bron | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Raven Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Close Below The Hillside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Close Below The Hillside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Ysgubor | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Close Below The Hillside | Under investigation |
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