Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burns Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 432 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 Burns Crescent (CF62 9TQ) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Court average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Crescent (CF62 9TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pendine Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winifred Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Govan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poets Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendine Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Merthyr Dyfan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Merthyr Dyfan Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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