Crime Rate in St Augustine's, ward

St Augustine's has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 2794th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Augustine's in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Augustine's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 93.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Augustine's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arcot Lane. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.