Total Crime Rate
245.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cwrt Edward area has the 17th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 25th highest crime rate of 432 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 Cwrt Edward (CF62 5AS) in the last 12 months was 245.4 per 1,000 residents and was 156.9% higher than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 602.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cwrt Edward (CF62 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Gwendoline, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baruc| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neptune Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Neptune Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heol Gwendoline | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Edward | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberystwyth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hilda Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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