Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southern Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Aberkenfig , and the 55th highest crime rate of 475 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 Southern Road (CF32 9RD) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher than the Aberkenfig average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (CF32 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pandy Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pandy Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridgend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bryn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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