Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Castle Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Llantwit Major , and the 85th 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 Castle Road (CF62 3EW) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (CF62 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhoose Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Lindys (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Peters Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rhoose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Lindys Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhoose Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havant Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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