Total Crime Rate

1030.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1030.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 434.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.2 10/10
  • Public order 77.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Merthyr Street area has the highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the highest crime rate of 432 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 1030.3 per 1,000 residents and was 978.7% higher than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 336.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Street (CF63 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Llantwit Street. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merthyr Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merganser Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llantwit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Llantwit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merganser Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Cwm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beryl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Merganser Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cora Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merganser Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beryl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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