Crime Rate in Cowbridge, ward

Cowbridge has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 1087th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cowbridge in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cowbridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cowbridge ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around A4222 (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.