Postcode · Bridgend
Crime in CF32 8UA
How much crime is recorded in CF32 8UA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,285 (2024)
CF32 8UABridgend
How safe is CF32 8UA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF32 8UA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 8UANational
Violence and sexual offences47.023.6
Public order11.24.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.