Crime Rate in Cornerswell, ward

Cornerswell has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 3059th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cornerswell in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cornerswell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cornerswell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.