Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Poplar Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 103rd 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 Poplar Court (CF62 9FT) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Court average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Court (CF62 9FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dafydd Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pontalun Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Poplar Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Amroth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Ann'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skomer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dafydd Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dafydd Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogmore Place —
Apr 2026Public order Pearce Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Llawhaden Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clos Llawhaden Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewenny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magellan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbonsdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Pencoedtre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eifion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islwyn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amroth Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laleston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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