Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Highland Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blackmill , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Place (CF32 7DD) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

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 ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Place (CF32 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethania Row (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moira Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Ty Newydd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorwyl Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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