Postcode · Barry
Crime in CF63 2AG
How much crime is recorded in CF63 2AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palmerstown
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
CF63 2AGBarry
How safe is CF63 2AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF63 2AG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
CF63 2AGNational
Violence and sexual offences42.723.6
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Other theft8.04.5
Public order7.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.99.1
Theft from the person1.82.1
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.