Crime Rate in Porthcawl East Central, ward

Porthcawl East Central has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bridgend district and the 856th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Porthcawl East Central in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher than the Bridgend district average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Porthcawl East Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 316 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 68.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Porthcawl East Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.