Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 238.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penybryn Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Aberkenfig , and the 32nd 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 Penybryn Terrace (CF32 9HU) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 205.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybryn Terrace (CF32 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Mead. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penybryn Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4065 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maes-Yr-Haul —
Apr 2026Drugs Haulfryn Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryn Gors Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4065 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Heulog —
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Data Sources

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