Crime Rate in Dinas Powys, ward

Dinas Powys has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 2153rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dinas Powys in the last 12 months was 45.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dinas Powys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dinas Powys ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Caerphilly Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.