Total Crime Rate

457.6 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 457.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.8 10/10
  • Public order 73.0 10/10
  • Drugs 67.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bennett Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 8th highest crime rate of 475 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 Bennett Street (CF31 3SH) in the last 12 months was 457.6 per 1,000 residents and was 527.0% higher than the Brackla East and Coychurch Lower average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 240.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Street (CF31 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterton Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Llangrallo (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brackla East and Coychurch Lower

Crime Over Time in Bennett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heol Llangrallo Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heol Llangrallo Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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