Total Crime Rate

12642.9 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 12642.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4404.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2553.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1541.7 10/10
  • Public order 1214.3 10/10
  • Other theft 940.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 541.7 10/10
  • Drugs 345.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 315.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 279.8 10/10
  • Burglary 148.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 119.1 10/10
  • Robbery 113.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 83.3 10/10
  • Other crime 41.7 10/10
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

Caroline Street area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Caroline Street (CF10 1FG) in the last 12 months was 12642.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4220.0% higher than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 740 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -30.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -48.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 977 (≈ 5815.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (CF10 1FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 650 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Eglwys Fair (310 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caroline Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Great Western Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Working Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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