Postcode district · Bridgend
Crime in CF35
How much crime is recorded in CF35, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 43,508 (2024)
CF35Postcode district · Bridgend
How safe is CF35
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF35, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
CF35National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.