Crime Rate in St Athan, ward

St Athan has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 3286th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Athan in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Athan’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Athan ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Burley Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.