Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwalia Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 54th highest crime rate of 470 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 Gwalia Road (CF35 5PP) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 219.4% higher than the Pencoed and Penprysg average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwalia Road (CF35 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwalia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Gerddi Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dol Afon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cae Glas —
Apr 2026Burglary Cae Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Gerddi Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glossop Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Las Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Las Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glossop Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glossop Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glossop Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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