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 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 2024-07. 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.

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 July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

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 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%

See how Bridgend compares to other areas in Wales

Number of businesses by industry for Bridgend

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
105 405 560 180 125 315 420 395 135 90 130 445 295 20 70 160 270