Postcode district · Cowbridge
Crime in CF7
How much crime is recorded in CF7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,603 (2024)
CF7Postcode district · Cowbridge
How safe is CF7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
CF7National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary4.39.1
Public order4.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.