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Crime in CF32 8

How much crime is recorded in CF32 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bridgend
Region
Wales
Population
15,418 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF32 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF32 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order8.94.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.41.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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