Postcode · Porthcawl
Crime in CF36 5HX
How much crime is recorded in CF36 5HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthcawl East
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
How safe is CF36 5HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF36 5HX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 5HXNational
Violence and sexual offences47.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Burglary14.29.1
Public order12.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Shoplifting8.18.4
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person2.12.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
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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.