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 (CF10 2DX) 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 (CF10 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 792 crimes here, including 209 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bute Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tredegar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Queen Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millicent Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millicent Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millicent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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