Postcode · Bridgend
Crime in CF32 0LB
How much crime is recorded in CF32 0LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,822 (2024)
CF32 0LBBridgend
How safe is CF32 0LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF32 0LB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF32 0LBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Public order7.94.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.