Total Crime Rate
255.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pellett Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pellett Street (CF10 4FF) in the last 12 months was 255.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 45.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pellett Street (CF10 4FF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 908 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bute Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
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