Crime Rate in Plasnewydd, ward

Plasnewydd has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 1128th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Plasnewydd in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plasnewydd’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 635 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , down -30.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 898 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plasnewydd ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Violet Row, with 186 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (60 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.