Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Caerwent Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dinas Powys , and the 89th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caerwent Close (CF64 4QA) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Dinas Powys average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caerwent Close (CF64 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caerwent Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longmeadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenmeadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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