Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Orchard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Dinas Powys , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 432 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 Little Orchard (CF64 4NH) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% higher than the Dinas Powys average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 371.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Orchard (CF64 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Yr Ysgol. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coed Y Ffynnon —
Sep 2025Other theft Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coed Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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