Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Clare Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 485th 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 Clare Road (CF11 6RX) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Road (CF11 6RX), 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 Clare Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grangetown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grangetown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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