Total Crime Rate

602.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 602.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Public order 54.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Working Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Working Street (CF10 1GN) in the last 12 months was 602.6 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% higher than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 208.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Working Street (CF10 1GN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Working Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/267)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hayes —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Tyr Brodyr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heol Tyr Brodyr Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Tyr Brodyr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hayes —
Apr 2026Robbery Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hayes —
Apr 2026Other theft The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heol Tyr Brodyr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyr Brodyr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bakers Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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