Palmerstown
Middle areaEast Vale of Glamorgan. 8,391 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Palmerstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Palmerstown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Palmerstown at a rate of 82.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 307 |
| Other crime | 158 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Palmerstown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Palmerstown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Palmerstown at a rate of 82.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Palmerstown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (307), other crime (158) and criminal damage and arson (69).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan
These figures are published for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of Glamorgan and not Palmerstown alone. See Vale of Glamorgan
Palmerstown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Palmerstown was £225,000 in 2025.
Palmerstown had 8,278 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Palmerstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Palmerstown, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.