Postcode district · Llantwit Major
Crime in CF61
How much crime is recorded in CF61, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 10,724 (2024)
How safe is CF61
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF61, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF61National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Shoplifting6.48.4
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.