Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brynteg Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 78th highest crime rate of 470 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 Brynteg Avenue (CF31 3EN) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Bridgend Central average (190.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynteg Avenue (CF31 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Brynteg Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brynteg Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Earl Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynteg Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Five Bells Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Five Bells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caewallis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caewallis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merthyr Mawr Road (North) —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Earl Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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