Crime Rates at College Road, Barry, CF62 8HR

College Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 429 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 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% 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 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes-Yr-Ysgol (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.