Total Crime Rate

161.9 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 161.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

North Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cowbridge , and the 45th 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 North Road (CF71 7DF) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 380.5% higher than the Cowbridge average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (CF71 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Town Hall Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A48 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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