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

Morel 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 Morel Street (CF63 4PL) 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 Morel Street (CF63 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holton Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dock View Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aneurin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Cora Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cora Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cyril Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Morel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dock View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Guthrie Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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