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Crime in CF64 5

How much crime is recorded in CF64 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Population
14,164 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF64 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF64 5, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

CF64 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order5.74.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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