Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackwell Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 79th highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwell Close (CF63 1DB) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Close (CF63 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llanover Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abingdon Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Rise —
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Abingdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Street —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Everard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydfil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llewellyn Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llanover Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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