Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchill Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 487th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Way (CF10 2HA) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Way (CF10 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 951 crimes here, including 163 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cathays| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardiff Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cardiff Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardiff Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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