Crime Rates at College Road, Barry, CF62 8HQ

College Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 178th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (CF62 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (CF62 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Gwendoline, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes-Yr-Ysgol (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.