Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shelley 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.

Crime Over Time in Shelley Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poets Field Road
Apr 2026Other theft Winston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dorothy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dryden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poets Field Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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