Total Crime Rate

164.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 164.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erw Deg area has the 13th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 52nd 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 Erw Deg (CF31 4DE) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erw Deg (CF31 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Deri Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erw Deg area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Deri Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon-Y-Coed β€”
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Yr-Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol-Yr-Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol-Yr-Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nant-Yr-Adar Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Ty-Maen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent β€”

Data Sources

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