Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Oaklands Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bridgend Central , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Rise (CF31 4SP) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Bridgend Central average (190.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Rise (CF31 4SP), the main crime hotspot is near Oaklands Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oaklands Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parcau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oaklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ffordd Candleston Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Philip Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Eglwys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Eglwys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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