Total Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 12.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

St John Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blackmill , and the 46th 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 St John Street (CF32 7BA) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Blackmill average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 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 Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Street (CF32 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Street, where police recorded 11 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 St John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fern Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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