Crime Rates at Brookside, Coychurch, Bridgend, CF35 5EJ

Brookside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brackla East and Coychurch Lower , and the 11th 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 Brookside (CF35 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 488.0% higher than the Brackla East and Coychurch Lower average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 213.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (CF35 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near By-Ways Court. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.