Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Banc Yr Allt area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr , and the 209th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banc Yr Allt (CF31 4RH) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banc Yr Allt (CF31 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Oak Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ton Glas (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Crime Over Time in Banc Yr Allt area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erw Deg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Dail
Apr 2026Public order Ton Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryn Deri Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Garreg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Deri Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Deri Under investigation

Data Sources

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