Total Crime Rate

454.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 454.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.6 10/10
  • Public order 77.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Harbour area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Harbour (CF36 3XA) in the last 12 months was 454.8 per 1,000 residents and was 961.2% higher than the Newton average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 225.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Harbour (CF36 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Harbour area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsboro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hillsboro Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsboro Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Well Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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