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Crime in Barry

825 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Barry between May 2026 to June 2026. South Wales Police logged an outcome for 429 of them.

57% of other theft cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences289down 9%8%
Shoplifting171up 63%44%
Public order90up 9%23%
Anti-social behaviour61down 35%n/a
Criminal damage and arson59down 10%51%
Other theft44too few57%
Vehicle crime36too fewtoo few
Burglary15too fewtoo few
Other crime15too fewtoo few
Drugs14too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons11too fewtoo few
Robbery10too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft5too fewtoo few
Theft from the person5too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Kendrick Road9
  2. Heol Tŷ Draw8
  3. Parking Area8
  4. Dock View Road7
  5. Market Street6
  6. Cei Tir Y Castell5
  7. High Street5
  8. Proctor Close5

Shoplifting

  1. Heol Gwendoline50
  2. Shopping Area28
  3. Llantwit Street20
  4. Baird Rise18
  5. Supermarket9
  6. Kathleen Street8
  7. B42947
  8. Plas Cleddau6

Public order

  1. Aberystwyth Crescent6
  2. Merganser Court4
  3. Parking Area4
  4. Lower Holmes Street3
  5. Aneurin Road2
  6. Baird Rise2
  7. Church Road2
  8. Clos Peiriant2

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Parking Area5
  2. Kendrick Road3
  3. Abingdon Street2
  4. Buttrills Walk2
  5. Cory Way2
  6. Gaen Street2
  7. Hill Street2
  8. Hood Road2

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