Crime Rates at Rhodfa Sweldon, Barry, CF62 5AD

Rhodfa Sweldon area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rhodfa Sweldon (CF62 5AD) in the last 12 months was 715.4 per 1,000 residents and was 781.5% higher than the Baruc average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhodfa Sweldon (CF62 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Gwendoline, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.