Total Crime Rate

314.0 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 314.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cowbridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 21st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowbridge Road (CF31 3BY) in the last 12 months was 314.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Road (CF31 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Five Bells Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynteg Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs South Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Loveluck Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Loveluck Under investigation
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Data Sources

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