Crime Rate in Castleland, ward

Castleland has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 1694th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Castleland in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castleland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castleland ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Llantwit Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.