Bridgend Central vs Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Bridgend Central has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,893 crimes in the last 12 months. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) with 414 crimes. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bridgend Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr shows -5.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bridgend Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (646 incidents). In Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr, it is Violent Crime (180 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bridgend Central recorded 362 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr recorded 47. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bridgend Central totalled 646 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 180 in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bridgend Central recorded 1,706 crimes (now 1,893, a change of +11%). Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr recorded 436 crimes previously (now 414, -5.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bridgend Central has a resolution rate of 18.9% and Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr has 13.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bridgend Central falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bridgend Central and Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.