Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 57th 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 Elm Crescent (CF31 4EA) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Bridgend Central average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Crescent (CF31 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Oak Way, where police recorded 35 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 Elm Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri —
Sep 2025Other crime Clos Y Llwyfen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Robbery Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Llwyfen Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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