Total Crime Rate
137.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackberry Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dyfan , and the 58th 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 Blackberry Drive (CF62 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Dyfan average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackberry Drive (CF62 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenbanks Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dyfan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Mavis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4226 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbanks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbanks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenbanks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Mavis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Mavis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thistle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Usk Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwm Parc | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cwm Parc | — |
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