Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winston Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 137th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Road (CF62 9SU) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winston Road (CF62 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poets Field Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hinchsliff Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlech Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Poets Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poets Field Road | — |
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