Total Crime Rate

287.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 287.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watson Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 16th 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 Watson Street (CF63 4ES) in the last 12 months was 287.6 per 1,000 residents and was 254.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -2.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Street (CF63 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Llantwit Street. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Castleland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aneurin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Morel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Guthrie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Guthrie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Guthrie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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