Porthcawl East Central vs Sandfields East

Porthcawl East Central has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 847 crimes in the last 12 months. Sandfields East has a safety score of 22/100 (High Crime) with 679 crimes. Sandfields East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Porthcawl East Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of 0% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sandfields East shows -0.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Porthcawl East Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (295 incidents). In Sandfields East, it is Violent Crime (281 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Porthcawl East Central recorded 104 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sandfields East recorded 107. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Porthcawl East Central totalled 295 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 281 in Sandfields East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Porthcawl East Central recorded 847 crimes (now 847, a change of 0%). Sandfields East recorded 685 crimes previously (now 679, -0.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Porthcawl East Central has a resolution rate of 34.5% and Sandfields East has 23.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Porthcawl East Central falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Sandfields East is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Porthcawl East Central and Sandfields East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.