Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garn Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 177th lowest 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 Garn Road (CF34 9AS) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garn Road (CF34 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewis Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maesteg Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maesteg Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesteg Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shoemakers' Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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