Postcode district · Cowbridge
Crime in CF71
How much crime is recorded in CF71, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,862 (2024)
CF71Postcode district · Cowbridge
How safe is CF71
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF71, 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
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
CF71National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.