Total Crime Rate

946.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 946.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.5 10/10
  • Public order 122.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
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

Dumballs 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dumballs Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tresillian Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tresillian Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelina Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Tollty Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tresillian Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd John —

Data Sources

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