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Crime Rates in Bridgend, local authority district

Crime Rate

89.3

Low 4/10

Last updated: 11.09.2024

Annual total crime rate in Bridgend, (local authority district) is 89.3 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 34.9 5/10

Anti-social behaviour 11.2 4/10

Public order 11.1 8/10

Shoplifting 8.65 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 6.78 4/10

Other theft 4.61 2/10

Vehicle crime 3.07 3/10

Other crime 2.85 7/10

Burglary 2.51 3/10

Drugs 1.99 3/10

Possession of weapons 0.529 3/10

Theft from the person 0.426 2/10

Bicycle theft 0.364 2/10

Robbery 0.282 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

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 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 in local authority districts of Bridgend (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Nottage	19.2 low
2. Rest Bay	24.3 low
3. Nant-y-moel	42.5 low
4. Brackla East Central	43.8 low
5. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr	47.1 low
6. Ogmore Vale	55.8 low
7. Pen-y-fai	56 low
8. Brackla West Central	60.4 low
9. Llangynwyd	65.1 low
10. Pencoed and Penprysg	66 low
11. Blackmill	71.7 low
12. Newton	72.8 low
13. Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr	74.8 low
14. Aberkenfig	76.8 low
15. Coity Higher	79.7 low
16. Brackla East and Coychurch Lower	81.9 low
17. Garw Valley	86.4 low
18. St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre	86.5 low
19. Cefn-glas	87.5 low
20. Maesteg West	87.6 low
21. Brackla West	89.8 low
22. Cornelly	102 low
23. Porthcawl West Central	103 low
24. Caerau	109 low
25. Maesteg East	121 medium
26. Porthcawl East Central	141 medium
27. Oldcastle	144 medium
28. Bridgend Central	191 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

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