Total Crime Rate
154.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canon Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 50th highest crime rate of 432 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 Canon Street (CF62 7BB) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canon Street (CF62 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baruc| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romilly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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