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

Mackworth Road 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 Mackworth Road (CF36 5BT) 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 Mackworth Road (CF36 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mackworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vintin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Maesteg Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mackworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vintin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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