Bridgend crime in September: 1,099 offences reported, down 13% on August

Police recorded 1,099 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents across 28 Bridgend neighbourhoods in September 2026, down 13% on August (1,262).

Bridgend Central had the most reports (158), followed by Coity Higher (81) and Porthcawl East Central (80). City-centre neighbourhoods usually top the table because of shops, nightlife and footfall, not because residents there are more at risk.

The sharpest rise was in Caerau (Bridgend), up 26% on August, while Brackla East and Coychurch Lower was down 40% on August.

Neighbourhood by neighbourhood

Neighbourhood	September	August	Change
Bridgend Central	158	200	−42
Coity Higher	81	67	+14
Porthcawl East Central	80	97	−17
St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre	69	84	−15
Caerau (Bridgend)	67	53	+14
Maesteg East	62	54	+8
Oldcastle	61	101	−40
Maesteg West	60	74	−14
Cornelly	51	68	−17
Garw Valley	49	54	−5
Pencoed and Penprysg	49	61	−12
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr	39	56	−17
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr	38	45	−7
Brackla West Central	31	14	+17
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower	25	42	−17
Brackla West	23	20	+3
Brackla East Central	22	10	+12
Aberkenfig	21	30	−9
Cefn-glas	20	20	0
Ogmore Vale	16	25	−9
Blackmill	14	19	−5
Llangynwyd	13	8	+5
Porthcawl West Central	13	19	−6
Newton	10	8	+2
Rest Bay	9	6	+3
Nant-y-Moel	7	10	−3
Pen-y-Fai	7	7	0
Nottage	4	10	−6
Bridgend total	1,099	1,262	−163

Figures are from South Wales Police street-level data on data.police.uk, published monthly about two months in arrears. They count reports, not convictions, and can be revised.