Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leckwith Rise area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 98th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leckwith Rise (CF31 4HB) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leckwith Rise (CF31 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leckwith Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parcau Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parcau Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parcau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Philip Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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