Brackla West
Middle areaSouth east Bridgend. 6,303 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Brackla West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brackla West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackla West at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 217 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brackla West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Brackla West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackla West at a rate of 74.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brackla West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (110) and anti-social behaviour (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bridgend
These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Brackla West alone. See Bridgend
Brackla West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brackla West was £212,500 in 2025.
Brackla West had 6,207 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Brackla West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brackla West, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.