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Crime in Vale of Glamorgan by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,919crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Colwinstonlowest rate2.8 per 1,000 a year
59.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Llandough (-10%), Dinas Powys (-7%) and Penarth (-2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Barry IslandCF62 · 28,761 residents 155.2▲ 8%violence
2BarryCF63 · 51,969 residents 122.9▲ 8%violence
3St AthanCF62 · 1,700 residents 112.9▲ 78%violence
4LlandoughCF64 · 41,289 residents 86.4▼ 10%violence
5BovertonCF61 · 6,101 residents 84.6▲ 11%violence
6WenvoeCF5 · 1,501 residents 79.9▲ 36%violence
7PenarthCF64 · 31,851 residents 73.1▼ 2%violence
8Llantwit MajorCF61 · 10,496 residents 64.8▲ 16%violence
9Dinas PowysCF64 · 22,370 residents 59.9▼ 7%violence
10SullyCF64 · 3,589 residents 52.4▲ 68%violence
11Ogmore-by-SeaCF32 · 1,637 residents 41.5▲ 13%violence
12RhooseCF62 · 7,520 residents 38.3▲ 24%violence
13WickCF71 · 1,681 residents 33.3–public order
14CowbridgeCF71 · 4,900 residents 31.8▼ 20%violence
15YstradowenCF71 · 1,656 residents 26.6–violence
16AberthinCF71 · 1,654 residents 14.5–violence
17Peterston-super-ElyCF5 · 2,308 residents 8.7–violence
18ColwinstonCF71 · 2,822 residents 2.8–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Vale of Glamorgan have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Colwinston, Peterston-super-Ely, Aberthin, Ystradowen and Cowbridge.

Which areas of Vale of Glamorgan have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Barry Island, Barry, St Athan, Llandough and Boverton.

Is crime going up or down in Vale of Glamorgan?

Across Vale of Glamorgan, 2,919 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.