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Crime in CF62 5

How much crime is recorded in CF62 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Population
11,889 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF62 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF62 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CF62 5National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Shoplifting19.68.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order9.94.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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