Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 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 158.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 48th 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 Shakespeare Road (CF62 9TP) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (CF62 9TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Winston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dorothy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateholm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dryden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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