Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr
Middle areaSouth Bridgend. 6,003 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 27 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr at a rate of 85.0 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 | 160 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 93 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 71 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr at a rate of 85.0 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (160), other crime (124) and shoplifting (93).
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 Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr alone. See Bridgend
Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr was £270,000 in 2025.
Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr had 5,678 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.