Total Crime Rate
108.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelley Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 81st 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 Shelley Crescent (CF62 9TR) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Crescent (CF62 9TR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poets Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dorothy Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dryden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dryden Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Poets Field Road | Under investigation |
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