Total Crime Rate

101.9 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Heol Y Groes area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 105th 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 Heol Y Groes (CF35 5PE) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Pencoed and Penprysg average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Groes (CF35 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Groes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dol Afon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felindre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felindre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gwalia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felindre Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pentre Howell Under investigation

Data Sources

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