Overview of Bridgend crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Bridgend ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 13005 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Bridgend has a population of 145488. This equates to a crime rate of 89.39 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 14.4 % compared to previous year.
Bridgend ranks 11th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 13005 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Bridgend has a population of 145488. This equates to a crime rate of 89.39 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 14.4 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Bridgend are Violence and sexual offences (38.2%) Anti-social behaviour (15.7%) Public order (12.0%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.5%) Robbery (0.3%).
There are 28 wards in Bridgend. Wards with high crime rates are Bridgend Central (187.1), Oldcastle (158.8), Porthcawl East Central (147.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Newton (Bridgend) (32.4), Rest Bay (22.5), Nottage (20.7) .
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Bridgend crime incidents by crime type
A total of 13005 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 4964 (38.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 2048 (15.7)%
- Public order – 1567 (12.0)%
- Shoplifting – 1100 (8.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 978 (7.5)%
- Other theft – 747 (5.7)%
- Other crime – 427 (3.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 338 (2.6)%
- Drugs – 303 (2.3)%
- Burglary – 283 (2.2)%
- Theft from the person – 74 (0.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 74 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 65 (0.5)%
- Robbery – 37 (0.3)%
How does Bridgend compare against nearby areas ?
Bridgend ranks 11th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
- Neath Port Talbot (82.4)
- North Somerset (80.7)
- Vale of Glamorgan (80.5)
- Carmarthenshire (78.1)
- Bath and North East Somerset (77.8)
- Ceredigion (77.7)
- Herefordshire, County of (73.0)
- Forest of Dean (69.8)
- South Gloucestershire (68.8)
- Monmouthshire (67.6)
- Mendip (63.5)
- Mid Devon (2.1)
- North Devon (0.3)
Heat map for all nearby areas Bridgend is compared against
Crime rates in Bridgend wards
There are 28 wards within Bridgend. Bridgend Central, Oldcastle, Porthcawl East Central has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 28 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Bridgend Central (187.1)
- Oldcastle (158.8)
- Porthcawl East Central (147.0)
- Maesteg East (144.6)
- Caerau (Bridgend) (126.2)
- Llangynwyd (119.7)
- St Bride’s Minor and Ynysawdre (104.6)
- Cornelly (91.4)
- Maesteg West (87.2)
- Brackla West (85.5)
- Garw Valley (80.9)
- Cefn-glas (75.4)
- Brackla East and Coychurch Lower (75.3)
- Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr (75.1)
- Coity Higher (73.4)
- Porthcawl West Central (70.5)
- Blackmill (66.2)
- Aberkenfig (63.8)
- Pencoed and Penprysg (61.9)
- Brackla West Central (58.1)
- Pen-y-fai (53.9)
- Nant-y-moel (53.5)
- Ogmore Vale (47.4)
- Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (43.1)
- Brackla East Central (32.5)
- Newton (Bridgend) (32.4)
- Rest Bay (22.5)
- Nottage (20.7)
Analyze trends and crime types for Bridgend wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Bridgend
There are 8 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bridgend. Highest crime rates in CF72, CF34, CF31 .
- CF72 – 124.7
- CF34 – 119.1
- CF31 – 101.6
- CF39 – 82.9
- CF33 – 82.2
- CF36 – 75.7
- CF32 – 74.6
- CF35 – 62.4
Postcode districts in Bridgend
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