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

Windsor Lane 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 Windsor Lane (CF10 3DE) 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 Windsor Lane (CF10 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Senghennydd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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