Total Crime Rate

1550.5 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 1550.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 440.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 320.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 236.6 10/10
  • Public order 143.5 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 63.1 10/10
  • Burglary 48.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
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

Greyfriars Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greyfriars Road (CF10 3AD) in the last 12 months was 1550.5 per 1,000 residents and was 429.8% 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 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 600.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 319 (≈ 503.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars Road (CF10 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 429 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greyfriars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bakers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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