Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8HR) 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 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baird Rise, where police recorded 94 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.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttrills Walk —
Sep 2025Drugs Lowdon Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttrills Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maes-Yr-Ysgol Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maes-Yr-Ysgol Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Fields Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baird Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gadlys Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberystwyth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buttrills Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttrills Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hilda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maes-Yr-Ysgol Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

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