Crime Rate in St Athan, ward

St Athan has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 2524th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Athan in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Athan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Athan ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Burley Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.