Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maesglas area has the 27th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 131st 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 Maesglas (CF31 4RX) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% 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 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maesglas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiswick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Public order Philip Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ton Glas —
Apr 2026Public order Ton Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Deri Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Blodau Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryn Deri Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Deri Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Dail —
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Deri Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coed Helyg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erw Deg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parcau Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parcau Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Blodau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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