Crime Rates at Church Street, Maesteg, CF34 9AD

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 15th 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 Church Street (CF34 9AD) in the last 12 months was 372.3 per 1,000 residents and was 203.3% higher than the Maesteg East average (122.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 203.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CF34 9AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llynfi Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.