Total Crime Rate

98.9 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beach Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton , and the 116th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road (CF36 5NH) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (CF36 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bay View Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clevis Hill (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clevis Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bay View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevis Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevis Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevis Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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