Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Oakwood Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Drive (CF34 9TS) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Drive (CF34 9TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bethania Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bethania Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesteg Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ewenny Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethania Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethania Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bethania Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shoemakers' Row —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maesteg Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bethania Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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