Crime Rate in Court, ward

Court has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 1458th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Court in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Court’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 241 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 312 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Court ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bassett Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.