Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Adare Street area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Garw Valley , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Lower Adare Street (CF32 8LW) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Garw Valley average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Adare Street (CF32 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Adare Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Garw Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
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