Total Crime Rate

1088.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

383.8 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 1088.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 383.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 341.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 239.4 10/10
  • Public order 123.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Burglary 35.2 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
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

Assembly Square area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 7th 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 Assembly Square (CF10 4AX) in the last 12 months was 1088.0 per 1,000 residents and was 362.5% higher than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 383.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Assembly Square (CF10 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Falcon Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Assembly Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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