Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Kipling Gardens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 192nd lowest 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 Kipling Gardens (CF31 4SA) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Gardens (CF31 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Avenue —
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 Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiswick Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Blodau Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Blodau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Drive 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 Milton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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