Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Falcon Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Drive (CF10 4PD) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Drive (CF10 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falcon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Galleon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Galleon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galleon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galleon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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