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Crime in Bridgend by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,676crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+21%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cefn Cribwrlowest rate28.8 per 1,000 a year
87.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Brynmenyn (-5%), Kenfig Hill (-5%) and Bryntirion (1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1NantyffyllonCF34 · 2,765 residents 150.5▲ 21%violence
2Caerau (CF34)CF34 · 3,900 residents 137.4▲ 3%violence
3BettwsCF32 · 3,486 residents 134.3▲ 44%violence
4BridgendCF31 · 45,353 residents 123▲ 23%violence
5NewcastleCF31 · 44,850 residents 121.9▲ 21%violence
6MaestegCF34 · 14,655 residents 118.7▲ 20%violence
7Cefn GlasCF31 · 15,609 residents 114.8▲ 19%violence
8PorthcawlCF36 · 14,420 residents 104.9▲ 33%violence
9Pen-y-faiCF31 · 5,407 residents 102.8▲ 19%violence
10North CornellyCF33 · 8,686 residents 100.9▲ 18%violence
11SarnCF32 · 8,933 residents 95.8▲ 5%violence
12TonduCF32 · 6,005 residents 94.6▲ 10%violence
13NewtonCF36 · 5,249 residents 89.2▲ 16%violence
14CoityCF35 · 6,681 residents 88.6▲ 95%violence
15GarthCF34 · 7,242 residents 87.8▲ 15%violence
16BlaengarwCF32 · 1,778 residents 87.7▲ 44%violence
17AberkenfigCF32 · 6,645 residents 86.7▲ 1%violence
18PyleCF33 · 16,734 residents 80.6▲ 9%violence
19CoychurchCF35 · 2,861 residents 74.1▲ 33%violence
20Kenfig HillCF33 · 6,064 residents 73.2▼ 5%violence
21PencoedCF35 · 10,011 residents 72.3▲ 31%violence
22BroadlandsCF31 · 9,031 residents 68.7▲ 2%violence
23PontycymerCF32 · 4,202 residents 68.5▲ 38%violence
24Price TownCF32 · 3,718 residents 65.6▲ 65%violence
25BryntirionCF31 · 10,710 residents 61.6▲ 1%violence
26CwmfelinCF34 · 7,420 residents 61.5▲ 20%violence
27BrynmenynCF32 · 7,744 residents 58.9▼ 5%violence
28BryncethinCF32 · 5,859 residents 58▲ 25%violence
29MawdlamCF33 · 5,563 residents 57.5▲ 16%violence
30LalestonCF32 · 5,006 residents 52.7▲ 27%violence
31LlangynwydCF34 · 2,966 residents 33.7▲ 14%violence
32Cefn CribwrCF32 · 1,530 residents 28.8▼ 15%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Bridgend have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cefn Cribwr, Llangynwyd, Laleston, Mawdlam and Bryncethin.

Which areas of Bridgend have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Nantyffyllon, Caerau (CF34), Bettws, Bridgend and Newcastle.

Is crime going up or down in Bridgend?

Across Bridgend, 3,676 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 21% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.