Vale of Glamorgan crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Vale of Glamorgan crime rate

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Crime rating – medium.

In the 15th place for safety among adjacent boroughs, the Vale of Glamorgan reported 10,627 incidents of crime in 2023. The population of 131,939 leads to a crime rate of 80.54 per 1,000 residents, indicating a 7.43% increase from the previous year.

The Vale of Glamorgan’s most frequent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (34.7%), Anti-social behaviour (16.5%), and Public order (11.3%). The rarest crimes reported include Bicycle theft, Theft from the person, and Robbery, each under 1%.

Among its 24 wards, the Vale of Glamorgan’s highest crime rates are seen in Castleland (234.8), Llandough (170.3), and Buttrills (162.3). The safest wards are Sully (32.6), Llandow (29.3), and Peterston-super-Ely (21.3).

When examining postcode districts overlapping with the Vale of Glamorgan, CF11 (257.8), CF63 (256.9), and CF62 (143.4) have the highest crime rates. The safest districts are CF61 (75.3), CF32 (74.6), and CF35 (62.4).

In the Vale of Glamorgan, there was a significant increase in Anti-social behaviour by 18.58 in 2020 and in Shoplifting by 3.23 in 2023. Conversely, there was a noticeable decrease in Anti-social behaviour, with rate changes of -7.45 in 2021 and -11.32 in 2022. Shoplifting also saw a decline of -1.92 in 2020.

Vale of Glamorgan crime incidents by crime type

A total of 10627 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3692 (34.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1750 (16.5)%
Public order – 1202 (11.3)%
Shoplifting – 1032 (9.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 996 (9.4)%
Other theft – 679 (6.4)%
Vehicle crime – 473 (4.5)%
Burglary – 311 (2.9)%
Other crime – 152 (1.4)%
Drugs – 139 (1.3)%
Possession of weapons – 61 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 53 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 51 (0.5)%
Robbery – 36 (0.3)%

How does Vale of Glamorgan compare against nearby areas ?

Vale of Glamorgan ranks 15th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Vale of Glamorgan wards

There are 24 wards within Vale of Glamorgan. Castleland, Llandough, Buttrills has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.