Total Crime Rate
518.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
269.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnyside Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 4th 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 Sunnyside Road (CF31 4AE) in the last 12 months was 518.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 269.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnyside Road (CF31 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunraven Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Y Dŵr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Y Dŵr | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunraven Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boulevard De Villenave D'Ornon | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
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