Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 154.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 101.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boverton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Llantwit Major , and the 50th highest crime rate of 429 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 Boverton Road (CF61 1YA) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 196.1% higher than the Llantwit Major average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boverton Road (CF61 1YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Le Pouliguen Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ham Lane East (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boverton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ham Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Le Pouliguen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Le Pouliguen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiteways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawshay Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ham Lane East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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