Total Crime Rate

238.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.8 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 238.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Kirkby Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 92nd 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 Kirkby Court (CF10 4BS) in the last 12 months was 238.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Court (CF10 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Tyndall Street. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 94 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornaby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornaby Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vellacott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Loudoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Loudoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Loudoun Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Loudoun Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tyndall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tyndall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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