Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newlands 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 Newlands Street (CF62 8EA) 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 Newlands Street (CF62 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Llantwit Street. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newlands Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merthyr Street
Apr 2026Public order Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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