Crime Rates at Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5DP

Mount Stuart Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5DP) in the last 12 months was 1009.6 per 1,000 residents and was 304.0% 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 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 558.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 216 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.