Total Crime Rate

437.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.0 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 437.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.2 10/10
  • Drugs 55.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other crime 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowbridge Road 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 Cowbridge Road (CF31 3SR) 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 Cowbridge Road (CF31 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowbridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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