Crime Rate in Plasnewydd, ward

Plasnewydd has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 1186th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Plasnewydd in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Cardiff district average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plasnewydd’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 593 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 16 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 859 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plasnewydd ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Violet Row, with 215 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (72 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.