Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 163.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Irving Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 43rd 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 Irving Place (CF62 8EW) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irving Place (CF62 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Maes-Yr-Ysgol. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Irving Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowdon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Williams Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lombard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Fields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttrills Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buttrills Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buttrills Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes-Yr-Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Fields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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