Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Queen Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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