Total Crime Rate

117.2 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorset Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Street (CF11 6PT) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (CF11 6PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merches Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Penhevad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merches Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penhevad Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pentre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pentre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Van Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Allerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Universal Street —
Sep 2025Burglary A4160 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentre Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stockland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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