Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wordsworth Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Llantwit Major , and the 71st 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 Wordsworth Close (CF61 1WZ) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.9% higher than the Llantwit Major average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 14.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 192.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Close (CF61 1WZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ham Lane East. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ham Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vachell Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vachell Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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