Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cornerswell , and the 77th 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 Wordsworth Avenue (CF64 2RN) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% higher than the Cornerswell average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (CF64 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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