Total Crime Rate

101.1 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 101.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Glyn Y Mel area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Pencoed and Penprysg , and the 108th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glyn Y Mel (CF35 6YA) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glyn Y Mel (CF35 6YA), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glyn Y Mel area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Mel Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Mel Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pant Glas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen Gwern Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wern Deg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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