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Crime Rates in Bridgend, local authority district

Crime Rate

84.3

84.3

Low 3/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Bridgend, (local authority district) is 84.3 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 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 34.7 5/10
Anti-social behaviour 12.4 4/10
Public order 9.64 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.42 4/10
Shoplifting 6.28 3/10
Other theft 3.77 2/10
Drugs 2.93 4/10
Other crime 2.49 6/10
Vehicle crime 2.43 3/10
Burglary 1.66 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.674 3/10
Theft from the person 0.337 2/10
Robbery 0.296 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.22 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 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. Nottage17.6 low
2. Rest Bay19.8 low
3. Llangynwyd39.4 low
4. Pen-y-fai40.8 low
5. Cefn-glas43.1 low
6. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr43.3 low
7. Brackla East Central50 low
8. Nant-y-moel50.6 low
9. Pencoed and Penprysg58.9 low
10. Ogmore Vale62.9 low
11. Garw Valley63.1 low
12. Newton67.4 low
13. Brackla West Central70.5 low
14. Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr70.7 low
15. Blackmill70.9 low
16. Coity Higher73 low
17. Aberkenfig83.1 low
18. Cornelly86.9 low
19. Brackla East and Coychurch Lower86.9 low
20. St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre94.9 low
21. Porthcawl West Central97.6 low
22. Brackla West98.8 low
23. Caerau101 low
24. Maesteg West104 low
25. Maesteg East117 medium
26. Porthcawl East Central132 medium
27. Oldcastle135 medium
28. Bridgend Central188 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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