Total Crime Rate
174.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pleasant View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Aberkenfig , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pleasant View (CF32 9BY) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% higher than the Aberkenfig average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pleasant View (CF32 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aberkenfig| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunraven Street | Under investigation |
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