Total Crime Rate
258.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Virgil Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Virgil Court (CF11 6PE) in the last 12 months was 258.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% higher than the Grangetown average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Virgil Court (CF11 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Franklen Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grangetown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grangetown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Machen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Durham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Franklen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Franklen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedwas Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedwas Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amyas Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Machen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Machen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Machen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grangetown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ty-Nant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Clive Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Havelock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grangetown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grangetown | Under investigation |
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