What is the crime rate in vale of glamorgan?

As of March 2026, vale of glamorgan has an annual crime rate of 65.66 per 1,000 residents, based on 826 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does vale of glamorgan rank nationally for crime?

vale of glamorgan ranks #203 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in vale of glamorgan?

The most common crime type in vale of glamorgan is Violence & Sexual Offences with 304 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 36.8% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: South Wales Police Police

vale of glamorgan Crime Intelligence Report

vale of glamorgan recorded 826 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.26 per 1,000 residents. This places vale of glamorgan at #203 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 36.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 4.0% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

826

trending_up +36.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.66per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#96of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

131,939

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 21 Robbery: 1	21
On or near Kendrick Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Public order: 4 Drugs: 3	9
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 14 Robbery: 2 Other crime: 1	14
On or near Heol Gwendoline Map	Shoplifting: 17	17
On or near Llantwit Street Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Vale Court Map	Shoplifting: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9	9
On or near Herbert Terrace Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Cora Street Map	Other crime: 3 Vehicle crime: 3 Drugs: 1	3

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

826 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

304

36.8%

Shoplifting

121

14.6%

Public Order

104

12.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

9.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.6%

Other Theft

5.2%

Vehicle Crime

5.1%

Other Crime

4.2%

Drug Offences

2.4%

Burglary

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.1%

Robbery

1.0%

Bicycle Theft

0.1%

Theft from Person

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

695

Total Stops

14.2%

Arrest Rate

203

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

436

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Article for use in theft

Evidence of offences under the Act

Outcome

A no further action disposal525

Arrest99

Not recorded24

Community resolution23

Summons / charged by post21

Caution (simple or conditional)3

Gender

Male587

Female101

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

87.0%

White

5.6%

Black

4.9%

Asian

2.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by South Wales Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

23 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Buttrills	109	145.4
2	Castleland	77	133.5
3	Gibbonsdown	37	94.1
4	Court	39	91.1
5	Cadoc	69	90.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	St Bride's Major	11	1.5
shield	Llandow	6	2.0
shield	Plymouth	10	1.8
shield	Cowbridge	23	3.4
shield	St Athan	18	3.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +36.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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