Crime Rates at Wesley Street, Maesteg, CF34 0PY

Wesley Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Caerau , and the 86th highest crime rate of 471 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Street (CF34 0PY) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Caerau average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Street (CF34 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Dan-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.