Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 23.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Palmerston Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cadoc , and the 112th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (CF63 2NR) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Cadoc average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (CF63 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Ravenshoe Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenshoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadoc Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cadoc Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadoc Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Henry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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