Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Goldsmith Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 173rd 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 Goldsmith Close (CF31 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Close (CF31 4RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Philip Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pen Y Bryn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nant-Yr-Adar Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cricklewood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon-Y-Coed —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philip Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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