Postcode · Bridgend
Crime in CF32 8RB
How much crime is recorded in CF32 8RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,249 (2024)
CF32 8RBBridgend
How safe is CF32 8RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF32 8RB 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8RBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.