Total Crime Rate
1009.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Road 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 Clarence Road (CF10 5FR) 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 Clarence Road (CF10 5FR), 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.
View Crime In Butetown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havannah Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havannah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | West Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Esplanade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heol Glanrheidol | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
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