Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodlands Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 58th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (CF62 8ED) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (CF62 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Kendrick Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lombard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Williams Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merganser Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merganser Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merganser Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merganser Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merganser Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttrills Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buttrills Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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