Total Crime Rate

294.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 294.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.6 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Van Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Van Street (CF11 6NU) in the last 12 months was 294.9 per 1,000 residents and was 159.7% higher than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Van Street (CF11 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Machen Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklen Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Van Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virgil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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