Total Crime Rate

991.0 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 991.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 482.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Other theft 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 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

Bridge Street Arcade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 8th 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 Bridge Street Arcade (CF10 2EF) in the last 12 months was 991.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.6% 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 229.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street Arcade (CF10 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 1081 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 Bridge Street Arcade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hayes Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayes Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayes Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredegar Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tredegar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tresillian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hayes Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tresillian Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredegar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd John
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd John Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bute Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hayes Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bute Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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