Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Loudoun Square area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loudoun Square (CF10 5JA) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loudoun Square (CF10 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near North Church Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Loudoun Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Lloyd George Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Loudoun Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Loudoun Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clos Glanhowny Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chandlery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chandlery Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dumballs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Glanrheidol Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Loudoun Place
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Bute Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelina Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelina Street
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hodges Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodges Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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