Total Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Porth Y Green Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cowbridge , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Porth Y Green Close (CF71 7JR) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Cowbridge average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porth Y Green Close (CF71 7JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Verlands, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Park (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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