Total Crime Rate

1016.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

570.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1016.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 570.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 330.9 10/10
  • Drugs 232.6 10/10
  • Public order 220.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Other crime 38.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Windsor Esplanade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Esplanade (CF10 5BG) in the last 12 months was 1016.8 per 1,000 residents and was 332.2% higher than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 570.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Esplanade (CF10 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Hamadryad Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Embankment Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Esplanade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Havannah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eleanor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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