Total Crime Rate

353.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 353.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ffordd Penrhyn area has the 9th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 11th 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 Ffordd Penrhyn (CF62 5DH) in the last 12 months was 353.2 per 1,000 residents and was 335.2% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Penrhyn (CF62 5DH), 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 Ffordd Penrhyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clos Onnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Cymmer —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Tapscott Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neptune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Onnen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Onnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Tourist Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Island Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Island —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Tear 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 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 Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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