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Crime in CF62 8BB

How much crime is recorded in CF62 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barry West
Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF62 8BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF62 8BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Shoplifting16.78.4
Public order8.24.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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