Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Bridgend
W06000013 · South Wales Police
Vale of Glamorgan
W06000014 · South Wales Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Vale of Glamorgan
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
146,986
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
11,624 more in Bridgend
135,362
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,002
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,654 more in Vale of Glamorgan
£38,656
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£207,546
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£90,453 more in Vale of Glamorgan
£297,999
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£759
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£228 more in Vale of Glamorgan
£987
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Vale of Glamorgan
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−148
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
102 more in Vale of Glamorgan
−46
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
82.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.0 more in Bridgend
71.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.1 years more in Vale of Glamorgan
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
24.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.0 percentage points higher in Vale of Glamorgan
30.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Bridgend.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,540
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
89 more in Bridgend
10,451
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,909
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
293 more in Vale of Glamorgan
3,201
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 146,986 in Bridgend and 135,362 in Vale of Glamorgan (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,002 in Bridgend and £38,656 in Vale of Glamorgan (2025); and average house price was £207,546 in Bridgend and £297,999 in Vale of Glamorgan (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 146,986 in Bridgend and 135,362 in Vale of Glamorgan (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,002 in Bridgend and £38,656 in Vale of Glamorgan (2025); and average house price was £207,546 in Bridgend and £297,999 in Vale of Glamorgan (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Bridgend per 1,000 | offences | Vale of Glamorgan per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 82.7 | 12,150 | 71.7 | 9,711 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 32 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.6 | 237 | 1.7 | 227 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.0 | 879 | 5.6 | 763 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 326 | 1.4 | 187 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 329 | 1.9 | 256 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.6 | 532 | 4.0 | 547 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 84 | 0.6 | 85 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.1 | 1,491 | 8.2 | 1,115 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 60 | 0.6 | 85 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.7 | 983 | 8.8 | 1,192 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 43 | 0.3 | 42 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.1 | 315 | 3.2 | 430 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.4 | 5,205 | 27.0 | 3,654 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (146,986 and 135,362 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.