Postcode · Barry
Crime in CF62 5DS
How much crime is recorded in CF62 5DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barry Island
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,406 (2024)
How safe is CF62 5DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF62 5DS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF62 5DSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Burglary10.29.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.