Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maesglas area has the 26th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 158th 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 Maesglas (CF31 4RX) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesglas (CF31 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Deri Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryngolau (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maesglas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philip Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol-Yr-Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol-Yr-Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Yr-Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Deri Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon-Y-Coed —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Deri —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nant-Yr-Adar Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pen Y Bryn —

Data Sources

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