Crime Rates at John Street, Cardiff, CF10 5PE

John Street 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 John Street (CF10 5PE) 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 John Street (CF10 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 864 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Tollty (184 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.