Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Vachell Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Llantwit Major , and the 130th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vachell Court (CF61 2LS) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Llantwit Major average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vachell Court (CF61 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Ham Lane East. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vachell Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyfrig Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Llanmaes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteways Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiteways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawshay Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Dyfrig Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ham Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ham Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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