Total Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tan Y Bryn area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tan Y Bryn (CF35 6RN) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Pencoed and Penprysg average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tan Y Bryn (CF35 6RN), the main crime hotspot is near Penybont Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penybont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Islawen Meadows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Reach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae'R Efail | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penprysg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penprysg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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