Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

360.3 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 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 431.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 360.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.0 10/10
  • Public order 107.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
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

Merthyr Street area has the highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the highest crime rate of 429 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Street (CF63 4LD) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1132.3% 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 360.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Street (CF63 4LD), 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 Merthyr Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fryatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fryatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fryatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fryatt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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