Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sarn Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre , and the 129th highest crime rate of 470 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 Sarn Hill (CF32 9RW) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sarn Hill (CF32 9RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merfield Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sarn Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heolganol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quadrangle —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Fain Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryncoch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heolganol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryncoch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Heolganol Under investigation
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Data Sources

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