Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newlands 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merthyr Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merthyr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merthyr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llantwit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llantwit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Llantwit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4294 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4294 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B4294 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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