Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 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

Cefn Coed area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 470 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 Cefn Coed (CF31 4PH) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cefn Coed (CF31 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Pen Y Berllan. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cefn Coed area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Y Berllan Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cefn Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Coed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Y Berllan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swn Cloch Yr Eglwys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn-Glas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ystrad Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cefn Coed —
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Data Sources

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