Total Crime Rate

387.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 387.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 9th highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Street (CF63 2HF) in the last 12 months was 387.3 per 1,000 residents and was 377.3% higher than the Baruc average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Street (CF63 2HF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Melrose Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paddock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Little Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Abingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunt Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quarella Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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