Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ynysteg area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Aberkenfig , and the 135th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ynysteg (CF32 9EU) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Aberkenfig average (77.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynysteg (CF32 9EU), the main crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Fferm. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ynysteg area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Fferm Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Fferm Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Cwrdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwrdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Caeglas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwrdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Fferm Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merfield Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Cwrdy
Sep 2025Drugs Heol-Y-Fferm Under investigation

Data Sources

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