Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Broadshoard area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cowbridge , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 429 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 The Broadshoard (CF71 7DB) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 452.6% higher than the Cowbridge average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadshoard (CF71 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hopyard Meadow (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Broadshoard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hopyard Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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