Total Crime Rate
11583.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5839.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (CF10 1EW) in the last 12 months was 11583.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3972.6% higher than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 745 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , up 28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 981 (≈ 5839.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Street (CF10 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 521 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Eglwys Fair (323 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bakers Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bakers Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bakers Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hayes | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hayes | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Hayes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Golate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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