Total Crime Rate

946.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 946.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.5 10/10
  • Public order 122.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curran Embankment 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 Curran Embankment (CF10 5FX) 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 Curran Embankment (CF10 5FX), the main crime hotspot is near Percy Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curran Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taff Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abercynon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taff Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blaenclydach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Curran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coedcae Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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