Postcode · Maesteg
Crime in CF34 9HA
How much crime is recorded in CF34 9HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maesteg East
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,348 (2024)
How safe is CF34 9HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF34 9HA 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
54.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
CF34 9HANational
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Public order13.44.6
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft6.54.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Burglary2.59.1
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.