Total Crime Rate

378.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 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 378.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • 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
  • 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

Merfield Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre , and the 13th 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 Merfield Close (CF32 9SW) in the last 12 months was 378.5 per 1,000 residents and was 297.8% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merfield Close (CF32 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ynysteg (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quadrangle —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Tyn-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ynysteg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynysteg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Canola Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryncoch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bryncoch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heolganol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Bont Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Heolganol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heolganol Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Fain Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heolganol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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