Postcode · Bridgend
Crime in CF32 8BF
How much crime is recorded in CF32 8BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
CF32 8BFBridgend
How safe is CF32 8BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF32 8BF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8BFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.