Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Peterswell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dyfan , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peterswell Road (CF62 7NB) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Dyfan average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterswell Road (CF62 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plas Cleddau, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aeron Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Peterswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aeron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aeron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plas Cleddau Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plas Cleddau Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plas Cleddau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plas Cleddau Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plas Cleddau Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plas Cleddau

Data Sources

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