Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Y Derw area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blackmill , and the 191st highest crime rate of 470 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 Heol Y Derw (CF39 8RW) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Blackmill average (66.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Derw (CF39 8RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Y Derw, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Derw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Abercerdin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercerdin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dan Y Bryn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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