Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wessex Place area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 134th highest crime rate of 429 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 Wessex Place (CF62 6SP) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Baruc average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Place (CF62 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sealawns, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wessex Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sealawns —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakeside —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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