Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Murch Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Dinas Powys , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murch Road (CF64 4RD) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murch Road (CF64 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coed Y Ffynnon (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Murch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coed Y Ffynnon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Court —
Sep 2025Public order Conway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coed Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coed Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plas Essyllt Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plas Essyllt Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Waun Under investigation
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Data Sources

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