Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Salisbury Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 87th 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 Salisbury Road (CF34 9EG) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (CF34 9EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llynfi Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4282 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llynfi Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llynfi Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smith Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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