Total Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ilminster Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 194th highest 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 Ilminster Close (CF63 1BU) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ilminster Close (CF63 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llanover Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovedale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oban Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotswold Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovedale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilminster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Llewellyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Llanover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aneurin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Davies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Davies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Street | — |
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