Porthcawl West
Middle areaSouth west Bridgend. 9,198 people in 7.0 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Porthcawl West, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Porthcawl West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthcawl West at a rate of 60.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 191 |
| Shoplifting | 108 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Porthcawl West compares
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Is Porthcawl West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthcawl West at a rate of 60.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Porthcawl West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (191), shoplifting (108) and other crime (101).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bridgend
These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Porthcawl West alone. See Bridgend
Porthcawl West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Porthcawl West was £350,000 in 2025.
Porthcawl West had 9,174 usual residents at the census.
In Porthcawl West, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Porthcawl West, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.