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

Charles Street 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 Charles Street (CF10 2GB) 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 Charles Street (CF10 2GB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 857 crimes here, including 219 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hayes Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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