Total Crime Rate

138.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plas Essyllt area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Dinas Powys , and the 56th 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 Plas Essyllt (CF64 4QR) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 205.7% higher than the Dinas Powys average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plas Essyllt (CF64 4QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murch Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plas Essyllt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Waun Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plas Essyllt Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plas Essyllt Under investigation
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Data Sources

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