Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birch Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 85th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Grove (CF31 4EG) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (CF31 4EG), 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 Chestnut Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Llwyfen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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