Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 23.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Universal Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Universal Street (CF11 6QB) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Universal Street (CF11 6QB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Universal Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendyris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Universal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blaenclydach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pendyris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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