Total Crime Rate

1292.3 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 1292.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 433.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.1 10/10
  • Public order 109.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Other theft 49.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
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

Assembly Square area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 1292.3 per 1,000 residents and was 417.1% higher than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -74.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 397.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Assembly Square (CF10 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Falcon Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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