Total Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clos Tear 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 Clos Tear (CF62 5BQ) 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 Clos Tear (CF62 5BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paget Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clos Onnen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neptune Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Onnen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clos Onnen | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heol Tapscott | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paget Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mariners Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mariners Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Island | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barry Island | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barry Tourist Railway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barry Tourist Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Tear | Under investigation |
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