Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Porthkerry Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 30th 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 Porthkerry Road (CF62 7AY) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthkerry Road (CF62 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Porthkerry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romilly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romilly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Romilly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Romilly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kathleen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kathleen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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