Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 164.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Falcon Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 184th 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 Falcon Drive (CF10 4RH) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Drive (CF10 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near Falcon Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 12 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galleon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Galleon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falcon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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