Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Maesteg East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Oakwood (CF34 9UB) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood (CF34 9UB), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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