Crime Rates in Bridgend, local authority district
Crime Rate
86.1
86.1
Low 4/10
* the lower the better
Annual total crime rate in Bridgend, (local authority district) is 86.1 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
| Crime type | Rate | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.7 | 5/10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12.2 | 4/10 |
| Public order | 9.86 | 7/10 |
| Shoplifting | 6.69 | 3/10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.55 | 4/10 |
| Other theft | 3.81 | 2/10 |
| Drugs | 2.96 | 4/10 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.51 | 3/10 |
| Other crime | 2.43 | 6/10 |
| Burglary | 1.69 | 1/10 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.687 | 3/10 |
| Robbery | 0.364 | 2/10 |
| Theft from the person | 0.344 | 2/10 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.241 | 2/10 |
Data source: data.police.uk
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026
Above are annual crime rates in Bridgend (local authority district) by crime type.
The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Bridgend (local authority district).
The figures in black 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)
- BridgendLAD
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Data source: data.police.uk
Crime rate ratings in Bridgend (local authority district)
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 name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Rest Bay | 20 low |
| 2. Nottage | 21 low |
| 3. Llangynwyd | 37.4 low |
| 4. Pen-y-fai | 40 low |
| 5. Cefn-glas | 43.1 low |
| 6. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 43.9 low |
| 7. Nant-y-moel | 53.5 low |
| 8. Brackla East Central | 54.1 low |
| 9. Pencoed and Penprysg | 56.2 low |
| 10. Garw Valley | 62.6 low |
| 11. Ogmore Vale | 66.8 low |
| 12. Newton | 67.5 low |
| 13. Blackmill | 72.5 low |
| 14. Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr | 73.3 low |
| 15. Coity Higher | 75.2 low |
| 16. Brackla West Central | 76.9 low |
| 17. Aberkenfig | 84.3 low |
| 18. Cornelly | 90.4 low |
| 19. Brackla East and Coychurch Lower | 90.4 low |
| 20. St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre | 97.7 low |
| 21. Caerau | 98 low |
| 22. Porthcawl West Central | 103 low |
| 23. Brackla West | 106 low |
| 24. Maesteg West | 109 low |
| 25. Maesteg East | 127 medium |
| 26. Porthcawl East Central | 133 medium |
| 27. Oldcastle | 139 medium |
| 28. Bridgend Central | 188 medium |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026
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