Crime Rates at Merthyr Dyfan Road, Barry, CF62 9TG

Merthyr Dyfan Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Court , and the 57th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Dyfan Road (CF62 9TG) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Court average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Dyfan Road (CF62 9TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pendine Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.