Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 66.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • 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

Gorwyl Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blackmill , and the 186th highest 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 Gorwyl Road (CF32 7BP) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Blackmill average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorwyl Road (CF32 7BP), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorwyl Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moira Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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