Total Crime Rate

355.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 355.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Public order 71.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Other crime 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heol Finch area has the 8th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 10th 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 Heol Finch (CF62 5BW) in the last 12 months was 355.2 per 1,000 residents and was 337.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 180.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1240.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Finch (CF62 5BW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Heol Finch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Penrhyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Paget Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heol Tapscott Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tear Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Onnen Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Tourist Railway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Onnen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Island —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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