Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marquis Close area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 155th 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 Marquis Close (CF62 5UE) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marquis Close (CF62 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Pioden For. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ger-Y-Môr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ger-Y-Môr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pioden For | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pioden For | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pioden For | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Darwin Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ger-Y-Môr | Under investigation |
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