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Crime in CF62 8

How much crime is recorded in CF62 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Population
16,963 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF62 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF62 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Shoplifting21.08.4
Public order7.74.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 28% 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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