Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porthkerry Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 191st highest crime rate of 432 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 Porthkerry Road (CF62 7ER) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthkerry Road (CF62 7ER), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Porthkerry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberystwyth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedlington Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
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Data Sources

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