Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Golden Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Terrace (CF34 9BX) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Golden Terrace (CF34 9BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maesteg Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shoemakers' Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cwmdu Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwmdu Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goodwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | — |
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