Total Crime Rate

357.5 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 357.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Mews area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Mews (CF10 4DR) in the last 12 months was 357.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Mews (CF10 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Angelina Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelina Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hannah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Loudoun Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Loudoun Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Loudoun Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Bute Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Schooner Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Schooner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longueil Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longueil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longueil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corvette Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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