Total Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Y Geifr area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 86th 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 Geifr (CF35 6UH) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Y Geifr (CF35 6UH), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Y Ffowndri. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pencoed and Penprysg| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn-Y-Mel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pencoed | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn-Y-Mel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Y Ffowndri | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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