Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre , and the 138th highest crime rate of 470 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 Crescent Road (CF32 9PB) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (CF32 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Fferm. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terfyn Ynysawdre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Terfyn Ynysawdre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Bont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Fain Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terfyn Ynysawdre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Heolganol Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heolganol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heolganol Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quadrangle —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynysteg Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ynysteg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryncoch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryncoch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terfyn Ynysawdre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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