Postcode · Porthcawl
Crime in CF36 3NP
How much crime is recorded in CF36 3NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthcawl West
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
CF36 3NPPorthcawl
How safe is CF36 3NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF36 3NP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3NPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.