Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Walk area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 429 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 East Walk (CF62 8DA) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Baruc average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Walk (CF62 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baird Rise, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes-Yr-Ysgol (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barrians Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Fields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes-Yr-Ysgol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttrills Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baird Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttrills Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Fields Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Buttrills Walk | Under investigation |
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