Total Crime Rate

512.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 512.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.4 9/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Talbot Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 5th 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 Talbot Street (CF34 9BP) in the last 12 months was 512.2 per 1,000 residents and was 317.3% higher than the Maesteg East average (122.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Street (CF34 9BP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Talbot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llynfi Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goodwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llynfi Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llynfi Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Llynfi Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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