Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodstock Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 99th 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 Woodstock Gardens (CF35 6ST) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodstock Gardens (CF35 6ST), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heol Las | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heol Las | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erw Ifan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol-Y-Gerddi | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol-Y-Gerddi | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.