Crime Rate in St Nicholas and Llancarfan, ward

St Nicholas and Llancarfan has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 2619th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in St Nicholas and Llancarfan in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Nicholas and Llancarfan’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Nicholas and Llancarfan ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.