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Crime in CF36 5

How much crime is recorded in CF36 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bridgend
Region
Wales
Population
8,879 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF36 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF36 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Public order7.84.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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