Postcode · Porthcawl
Crime in CF36 3DL
How much crime is recorded in CF36 3DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthcawl West
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,609 (2024)
CF36 3DLPorthcawl
How safe is CF36 3DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF36 3DL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
CF36 3DLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.39.1
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.