Dinas Powys Crime and Safety Statistics

Dinas Powys Crime Overview

Dinas Powys is among the top 20 safest small towns in South Glamorgan, and is the 30th safest overall out of South Glamorgan's 60 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Dinas Powys in 2020 was 36 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to South Glamorgan's overall crime rate, coming in 134% lower than the South Glamorgan rate of 84 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Dinas Powys is the 186th safest small town, and the 5,157th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

The most common crimes in Dinas Powys are violence and sexual offences, with 109 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 14. This is 1.8% higher than 2019's figure of 107 offences and a difference of 0.26 from 2019's crime rate of 14. Dinas Powys's least common crime is robbery, with 1 offence recorded in 2020.

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Crime in Dinas Powys Compared To South Glamorgan

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Summary of Crimes in Dinas Powys This Year

	Dinas Powys		South Glamorgan
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	201	26.02	19,617	39.21	51% safer
Bicycle Theft	2	0.26	1,163	2.32	792% safer
Burglary	17	2.20	2,322	4.64	111% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	36	4.66	4,612	9.22	98% safer
Drugs	7	0.91	2,264	4.53	398% safer
Other Crime	3	0.39	783	1.57	303% safer
Other Theft	9	1.16	3,311	6.62	471% safer
Public Order	47	6.08	5,203	10.40	71% safer
Robbery	1	0.13	284	0.57	338% safer
Shoplifting	11	1.42	3,387	6.77	377% safer
Vehicle Crime	37	4.79	3,507	7.01	46% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	109	14.11	14,556	29.10	106% safer

Dinas Powys Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Penylan	309	22.83	58% safer
Rumney	208	22.98	57% safer
Gabalfa	278	28.29	28% safer
Cathays	574	30.48	18% safer
Llanishen	546	30.90	17% safer
Dinas Powys	279	36.11	-
Roath	679	37.64	4.1% more dangerous
Llantwit Major	372	38.43	6% more dangerous
Canton	601	39.46	8% more dangerous
Llandaff North	349	40.17	10% more dangerous
Pentwyn	681	42.77	16% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Dinas Powys

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Dinas Powys Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	11	12	11	26	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.52	0.26	0.52	0.26	Safer
Burglary	3.8	4.5	2.5	2.2	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	8	4.8	6	4.7	Safer
Drugs	0.52	0.52	0.91	0.91	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.52	0.52	1.0	0.39	Safer
Other Theft	3.4	4.1	2.7	1.2	Safer
Public Order	3.9	4.3	4.7	6	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	-	0.26	-	0.13	Safer
Shoplifting	1.4	2.6	3.0	1.4	Safer
Vehicle Crime	2.8	2.6	3.4	4.8	Getting worse
Violence and Sexual Offences	11	14	14	14	Getting worse

Changes In Dinas Powys's Crime Rates Over Time

Offences in Dinas Powys's Green Spaces

We only display green spaces in Dinas Powys that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2020.

Name	ASB	Drugs	Public Order	Robbery	VSO	All Others	Crimes per Hectare
Parc Bryn-y-Don	4	-	-	-	-	1	0.44

Comparing Dinas Powys to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Dinas Powys	36.11	-
Barnet	67.71	47% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	53% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	57% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	58% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	58% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	63% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	65% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	66% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	73% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	74% more dangerous

Crime in Dinas Powys During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Dinas Powys change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in May, when Dinas Powys saw a 700% increase in anti-social behaviour. Dinas Powys saw a large fall in criminal damage and arson during November, when it fell by 86% compared to November in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+20%	+288%	+700%	+433%	+93%	+15%	+75%	+50%	+129%	+275%
Burglary	-	+300%	+133%	-	-	-	-67%	-50%	-67%	-
Criminal Damage and Arson	+33%	-	+25%	-40%	-33%	-50%	-60%	+25%	-86%	-33%
Drugs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Crime	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Theft	-	+200%	-80%	-50%	-	-	-	-67%	-	-
Public Order	-	-40%	+167%	+50%	-	+100%	+100%	+100%	-	-50%
Shoplifting	-	-	-	+100%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vehicle Crime	+100%	+300%	+150%	-	+67%	-50%	-	-50%	+100%	-
Violence and Sexual Offences	-11%	+38%	-	-44%	-47%	+20%	+57%	-55%	-18%	+233%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Dinas Powys

What police force serves Dinas Powys?

Dinas Powys's local territorial police force is the South Wales Police.

How dangerous is Dinas Powys?

Dinas Powys is among the top 20 safest small towns in South Glamorgan.

What is Dinas Powys's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Dinas Powys are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Dinas Powys?

Dinas Powys's least common crime is robbery (inc. mugging).

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Dinas Powys