Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elfed Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cornerswell , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elfed Avenue (CF64 3LX) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Cornerswell average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elfed Avenue (CF64 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near St David'S Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cornerswell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St David'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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