Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plymouth Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 61st highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plymouth Road (CF62 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% higher than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Road (CF62 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Paget Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plymouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Tear Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhodfa Cambo Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Penrhyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Penrhyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Friars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Friars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barry Island Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barry Island Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barry Island Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paget Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Clos Onnen Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Paget Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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