Total Crime Rate
269.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paget Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 20th 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 Paget Road (CF62 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 269.2 per 1,000 residents and was 231.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paget Road (CF62 5TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Paget Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clos Onnen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clos Onnen | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Onnen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Island | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barry Island | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Tourist Railway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barry Tourist Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Tear | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barry Tourist Railway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barry Tourist Railway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paget Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Road | — |
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