Total Crime Rate

888.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

408.0 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 888.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 408.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.0 10/10
  • Public order 116.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.8 10/10
  • Robbery 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
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

Crawshay Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Crawshay Street (CF10 5DS) in the last 12 months was 888.0 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% 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 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 21.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 397 (≈ 408.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawshay Street (CF10 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Eglwys Fair. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 323 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crawshay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerdydd Canolog Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caerdydd Canolog Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Western Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trade Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Great Western Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Western Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Great Western Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawshay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Eglwys Fair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Eglwys Fair Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Eglwys Fair Under investigation
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Data Sources

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