Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valegate Retail Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peterston-super-Ely , and the 55th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valegate Retail Park (CF5 6EH) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.4% higher than the Peterston-super-Ely average (29.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valegate Retail Park (CF5 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valegate Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gwern Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picca Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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