Crime Rate in Llantwit Major, ward

Llantwit Major has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 2896th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llantwit Major in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llantwit Major’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -79.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 295 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llantwit Major ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Le Pouliguen Close, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ham Lane East (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.