Total Crime Rate
474.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ewenny Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 7th 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 Ewenny Road (CF31 3HL) in the last 12 months was 474.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.8% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ewenny Road (CF31 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brynteg Gardens (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merthyr Mawr Road (North) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brynteg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynteg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynteg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Five Bells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Five Bells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Five Bells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caewallis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Five Bells Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Bells Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brynteg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynteg Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caewallis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackla Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brackla Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackla Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ochr Rad | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marie Street | Under investigation |
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