Crime Rates at Richard Street, Barry, CF62 8DX

Richard Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 116th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Street (CF62 8DX) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (CF62 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llantwit Street, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendrick Road (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.