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

Mount Stuart Square 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 Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5EB) 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 Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.