Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Heol Newydd area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Newydd (CF32 0AR) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Newydd (CF32 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cefn Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Newydd area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Pentice Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Pentice Under investigation

Data Sources

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