Total Crime Rate
946.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Trade Street 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 Trade Street (CF10 5DQ) 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 Trade Street (CF10 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Tresillian Terrace. Police recorded 287 crimes here, including 183 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tresillian Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresillian Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crawshay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crawshay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saunders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tresillian Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caerdydd Canolog | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tresillian Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | 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 | Curran Road | Under investigation |
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