The overall crime rate in South Glamorgan county is 106.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 16.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 30.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 93% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 52.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 211% of national crime rate which puts South Glamorgan on 4. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 1.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 1.0k cases and has decreased by 28.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2024 - March 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 30.4% | 16. lowest | 93% | 16.8k | -4.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 13.4% | 27. lowest | 88% | 7.4k | -11.9% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 12.7% | 4. highest | 156% | 7.0k | 5.7% |
| Public order crime → | 10.4% | 6. highest | 155% | 5.8k | -5.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.4% | 22. highest | 105% | 4.1k | -18.4% |
| Vehicle crime → | 7.0% | 7. highest | 129% | 3.9k | 1.5% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.7% | 27. lowest | 85% | 3.1k | -16.4% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.6% | 18. highest | 96% | 2.0k | 9.5% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.9% | 14. highest | 100% | 1.6k | 42.0% |
| Other crime → | 2.1% | 27. lowest | 101% | 1.2k | 52.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.9% | 4. highest | 211% | 1.0k | -28.7% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 1.0% | 6. highest | 44% | 539 | 9.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 25. lowest | 91% | 429 | 8.1% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.6% | 27. lowest | 49% | 321 | 18.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in South Glamorgan county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | South Glamorgan county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 14.3 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Drugs | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 11.1 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 13.5 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| Violent crime | 32.5 | 34.9 |
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