Total Crime Rate
658.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchill Way 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 Churchill Way (CF10 2SS) 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 Churchill Way (CF10 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 727 crimes here, including 121 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hayes Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hayes Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hayes Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hayes Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hayes Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tredegar Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tredegar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tredegar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tredegar Street | Under investigation |
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