Total Crime Rate

518.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

269.1 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 518.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 269.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.5 10/10
  • Public order 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rice Street 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 Rice Street (CF31 4AG) 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 Rice Street (CF31 4AG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rice Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adare Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merthyr Mawr Road (North) —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Wyndham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Wyndham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stryd Wyndham Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Wyndham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Dre Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Dre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cae Dre Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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