Total Crime Rate

304.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Downs area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peterston-super-Ely , and the 16th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Downs (CF5 6SB) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 955.6% higher than the Peterston-super-Ely average (28.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’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 Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downs (CF5 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near The Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Downs area

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Data Sources

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