Total Crime Rate
946.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dumballs Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Dumballs Road (CF10 5BF) in the last 12 months was 946.6 per 1,000 residents and was 278.8% higher than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , down -38.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 397 (≈ 408.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dumballs Road (CF10 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Y Tollty. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 184 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Butetown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Angelina Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angelina Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angelina Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angelina Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Y Tollty | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd John | — |
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