Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Mount Stuart Square area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 289th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5LR) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Stuart Square (CF10 5LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Stuart Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Crescent
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bute Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stuart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bute Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bute Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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