Bridgend

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Bridgend.

Population: 147,539
People in Employment: 61,455 (68.8%)
People Inactive: 24,495 (27.4%)
People Unemployed: 3,435 (3.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 49k
Median Salary: £26,855
Mean Salary: £30,406

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Bridgend. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Bridgend for 2024

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Bridgend

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Brackla East Central	0	0
Brackla West	0	0
Brackla West Central	0	0
Aberkenfig	0	0
Blackmill	0	0
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower	0	0
Bridgend Central	0	0
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr	0	0
Caerau	0	0
Cefn-glas	0	0
Coity Higher	0	0
Cornelly	0	0
Garw Valley	0	0
Llangynwyd	0	0
Maesteg East	0	0
Maesteg West	0	0
Nant-y-moel	0	0
Newton	0	0
Nottage	0	0
Ogmore Vale	0	0
Oldcastle	0	0
Pencoed and Penprysg	0	0
Pen-y-fai	0	0
Porthcawl East Central	0	0
Porthcawl West Central	0	0
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr	0	0
Rest Bay	0	0
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre	0	0

Crime map for Bridgend

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Bridgend

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£314,550.14	£195,865.98	£155,421.10	£100,758.15
2022	£313,571.55	£195,778.83	£156,539.33	£101,179.12
2021	£280,277.78	£175,153.65	£140,760.90	£94,214.27
2020	£248,465.73	£156,386.01	£125,297.18	£86,910.64
2019	£236,258.77	£148,878.53	£119,144.00	£84,858.09
2018	£226,411.58	£142,503.92	£114,381.07	£82,781.42
2017	£219,529.40	£137,773.00	£111,078.41	£82,113.41
2016	£204,837.23	£129,396.16	£105,057.89	£76,190.28
2015	£193,056.78	£122,404.47	£99,597.64	£72,519.12
2014	£186,115.11	£118,397.85	£96,962.63	£70,717.44
2013	£179,537.32	£113,846.38	£93,446.34	£68,483.30
2012	£178,060.56	£112,938.81	£92,728.01	£69,164.71
2011	£179,822.27	£113,267.75	£92,754.67	£70,105.97
2010	£182,939.07	£116,935.81	£96,133.58	£72,893.99

Property prices over time for Bridgend

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Bridgend

Number of Jobs (thousands): 49k
Median Salary: £26,855
Annual Percentage Change: 12.7%
Mean Salary: £30,406

Salary comparison between Bridgend and Wales

See how Bridgend compares to the rest of Wales. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy	0k	£28,138	-5.9%	£32,918	-2.0%
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint	55k	£27,925	12.5%	£32,992	1.1%
Wrexham / Wrecsam	47k	£27,678	17.4%	£30,188	16.3%
Cardiff / Caerdydd	114k	£27,649	12.1%	£30,301	9.8%
Conwy / Conwy	39k	£27,249	20.0%	£29,692	18.2%
Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn	19k	£27,191	3.3%	£27,368	0.6%
Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin	59k	£26,777	9.5%	£29,412	6.0%
Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot	46k	£26,468	6.1%	£28,520	4.2%
Newport / Casnewydd	55k	£26,400	7.4%	£28,189	4.7%
Torfaen / Torfaen	31k	£26,295	12.5%	£29,161	4.9%
Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg	41k	£26,236	0.4%	£29,561	0.3%
Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro	36k	£25,969	9.3%	£28,737	2.9%
Ceredigion / Ceredigion	27k	£25,885	10.6%	£29,859	8.8%
Swansea / Abertawe	77k	£25,872	10.2%	£27,912	6.4%
Powys / Powys	35k	£25,744	15.5%	£27,958	13.4%
Caerphilly / Caerffili	64k	£25,719	3.8%	£28,621	7.7%
Blaenau Gwent / Blaenau Gwent	20k	£25,518	17.1%	£27,053	13.0%
Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful	25k	£25,009	1.5%	£28,179	2.5%
Rhondda Cynon Taf / Rhondda Cynon Taf	83k	£24,485	5.9%	£27,239	5.6%
Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych	31k	£23,514	6.8%	£24,859	3.3%
Gwynedd / Gwynedd	35k	£22,554	13.5%	£26,382	14.1%