Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Fern Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blackmill , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Street (CF32 7AP) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Blackmill average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Street (CF32 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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