Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stradling Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cowbridge , and the 107th 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 Stradling Close (CF71 7BX) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Cowbridge average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stradling Close (CF71 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Tyla Rhosyr. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cowbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hopyard Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyla Rhosyr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyla Rhosyr | — |
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