Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beach Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Beach Road (CF33 6AR) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beach Road (CF33 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn-Yr-Orsaf, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pil-Y-Cynffig (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glasfryn Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pil-Y-Cynffig | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plas Morlais | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Yr Eglwys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Yr Eglwys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plas Morlais | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Y Pîl | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Y Capel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ton Glas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ton Glas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lon-Y-Cariadon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lon-Y-Cariadon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pandy Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pandy Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryn-Yr-Orsaf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plas Morlais | Under investigation |
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