Total Crime Rate

117.4 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Penprysg Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 87th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penprysg Road (CF35 6SS) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penprysg Road (CF35 6SS), 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 Penprysg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pant Glas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Gerddi Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pentre Howell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gwalia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caeau Duon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penprysg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dol Afon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Las Under investigation
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Data Sources

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