Postcode · Bridgend
Crime in CF32 8LU
How much crime is recorded in CF32 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
CF32 8LUBridgend
How safe is CF32 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF32 8LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.