Porthcawl West Central
WardSouth west Bridgend. About 2,457 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Porthcawl West Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Porthcawl West Central compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Porthcawl West Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthcawl West Central at a rate of 79.6 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Porthcawl West Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (48), other crime (26) and anti-social behaviour (24).
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 ward, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Porthcawl West Central alone. See Bridgend
Porthcawl West Central in brief
Porthcawl West Central had 2,535 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Porthcawl West Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Porthcawl West Central, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Porthcawl West Central, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.