Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lon Y Rheilffordd area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 147th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lon Y Rheilffordd (CF62 5BP) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Baruc average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Y Rheilffordd (CF62 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barry Island (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lon Y Rheilffordd area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mariners Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heol Tapscott Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tear Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mariners Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Onnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clos Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Onnen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hood Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Tourist Railway
Apr 2026Public order Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barry Tourist Railway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Penrhyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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