Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadowcroft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Llantwit Major , and the 52nd 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 Meadowcroft (CF62 3FR) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 204.0% higher than the Llantwit Major average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft (CF62 3FR), the main crime hotspot is near Greenmeadow Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Greenmeadow Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhoose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenmeadow Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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