Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Poets Field Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poets Field Road (CF62 9TY) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Field Road (CF62 9TY), 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 Winifred Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Poets Field Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borough Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poets Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dorothy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poets Field Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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