Total Crime Rate

636.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

358.2 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 636.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 358.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.0 10/10
  • Public order 134.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 49.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mervinian Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 15th 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 Mervinian Close (CF10 4BU) in the last 12 months was 636.8 per 1,000 residents and was 170.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 358.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mervinian Close (CF10 4BU), 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 Mervinian Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vellacott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brigantine Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornaby Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornaby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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