Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monks Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr , and the 134th 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 Monks Close (CF33 6LF) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Close (CF33 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Tegfryn (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hafod Decaf Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Simpson'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Tegfryn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Y Mynach —
Apr 2026Public order Ffald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Y Goedwig Under investigation
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Data Sources

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