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Crime Rates in Bridgend, local authority district

Crime Rate

83.6

83.6

Low 4/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in Bridgend, (local authority district) is 83.6 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Bridgend (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 34.3 5/10
Anti-social behaviour 12.6 4/10
Public order 9.46 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.38 4/10
Shoplifting 6.05 3/10
Other theft 3.91 2/10
Drugs 2.98 4/10
Other crime 2.52 6/10
Vehicle crime 2.3 2/10
Burglary 1.64 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.653 3/10
Theft from the person 0.309 2/10
Robbery 0.268 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.227 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Bridgend (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Bridgend (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Bridgend (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Bridgend (local authority district) and Wales (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Bridgend
    LAD
  • Wales
    county

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Bridgend (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Bridgend (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Nottage15.8 low
2. Rest Bay18.1 low
3. Llangynwyd39.8 low
4. Pen-y-fai41.3 low
5. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr44.4 low
6. Cefn-glas47 low
7. Brackla East Central49 low
8. Nant-y-moel51 low
9. Pencoed and Penprysg59.8 low
10. Ogmore Vale61.6 low
11. Garw Valley63.5 low
12. Newton66.7 low
13. Blackmill69.4 low
14. Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr69.4 low
15. Brackla West Central70.9 low
16. Coity Higher73 low
17. Aberkenfig81 low
18. Brackla East and Coychurch Lower87.2 low
19. Cornelly88 low
20. Porthcawl West Central93.1 low
21. St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre94.8 low
22. Brackla West95.7 low
23. Maesteg West102 low
24. Caerau104 low
25. Maesteg East119 low
26. Porthcawl East Central129 medium
27. Oldcastle132 medium
28. Bridgend Central182 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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