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

Charles 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 Charles Street (CF10 2GA) 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 Charles Street (CF10 2GA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 808 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/276)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hayes —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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