Crime Rates at Lavernock Road, Penarth, CF64 3NY

Lavernock Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Plymouth , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 429 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 Lavernock Road (CF64 3NY) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Plymouth average (24.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavernock Road (CF64 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.