Total Crime Rate

658.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 658.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.9 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchill Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Way (CF1 4DY) in the last 12 months was 658.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.1% higher than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 222.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Way (CF1 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 857 crimes here, including 219 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bute Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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