Crime Rate in Gibbonsdown, ward

Gibbonsdown has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 1673rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gibbonsdown in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gibbonsdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gibbonsdown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.