Total Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windlass Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windlass Court (CF10 4NG) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windlass Court (CF10 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Glanhowny, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Schooner Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Butetown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longueil Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Schooner Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Schooner Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clos Glanhowny | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clos Glanhowny | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodfa Lloyd George | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clos Glanhowny | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longueil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longueil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hodges Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clos Glanhowny | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Loudoun Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Hemingway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corvette Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henke Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stryd Bute | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clos Glanhowny | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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