Crime Rate in St Augustine's, ward

St Augustine's has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 3735th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Augustine's in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Augustine's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Augustine's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arcot Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.