Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 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

Park Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 154th 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 Park Place (CF10 3QN) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Place (CF10 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glynrhondda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynrhondda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Senghennydd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llantwit Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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