Total Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 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 160.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Other crime 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Tennyson Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 470 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 Tennyson Drive (CF31 4PU) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Drive (CF31 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swn Cloch Yr Eglwys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Coed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cefn Coed —
Apr 2026Public order Cefn Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn-Glas Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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