St Augustine's, Vale of Glamorgan: Safety

Safety

Crime in St Augustine's has dropped significantly over the past two years, falling from 86.6 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 54.6 in 2025. That's well below the UK average of 88.6 for that year. This is a real shift. In 2024, crime here was roughly in line with the UK average. By 2025, it had fallen to levels closer to Wales's average of 46.5. Anti-social behaviour and shoplifting both dropped noticeably between those two years. Compared to neighbouring Grangetown, which saw 118.1 crimes per 1,000 in 2025, St Augustine's is considerably safer. Nearby Stanwell and Plymouth neighbourhoods are even quieter, which suggests the wider area is generally settled.

Source: police-recorded crime for St Augustine's ward (South Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.

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Crime rate comparison

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Augustine's ward: South Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.

2024

2025

Jan–Aug 2026

St Augustine's ward

Crimes/1,000 residents

67.6

Lower than

UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)

98.8

Lower than

Wales average

96.6

Neighbouring wards

Lower than

Grangetown

121.5

Higher than

Plymouth

28.5

Higher than

Cornerswell

58.1

Lower than

Llandough

144.5

Higher than

Stanwell

45.9

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Types of Crime

Share of police-recorded crimes in St Augustine's ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.

This ward

Regional average

Violent offences
31%
39%
Anti-social behaviour
14%
15%
Criminal damage and arson
10%
9%
Shoplifting
9%
7%
Public order
8%
10%
Vehicle crime
8%
4%
Burglary
6%
3%
Other theft
6%
5%
Other crime
3%
3%
Bicycle theft
2%
1%
Drugs
2%
3%
Robbery
1%
1%
Possession of weapons
1%
1%
Theft from the person
<1%
1%

St Augustine's, Vale of Glamorgan: Safety

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