Total Crime Rate

168.2 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 168.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Kirkby Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkby Court (CF10 4BS) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Court (CF10 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Tyndall Street. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkby Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henke Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Schooner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ellen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corvette Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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