Total Crime Rate
179.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plas Cleddau area has the 21st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 36th 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 Plas Cleddau (CF62 7FG) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plas Cleddau (CF62 7FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plas Cleddau, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aeron Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baruc| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Usk Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thistle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aeron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Brannocks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cwm Parc | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Brannocks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwm Parc | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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