Total Crime Rate

1079.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

463.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1079.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 463.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 295.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 269.8 10/10
  • Public order 127.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 92.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Robbery 38.1 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellen Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellen Street (CF10 4AP) in the last 12 months was 1079.4 per 1,000 residents and was 358.8% higher than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 463.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Street (CF10 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyndall Street (94 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyndall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornaby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornaby Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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