Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cornwall Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Cornwall Street (CF11 6SR) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Street (CF11 6SR), 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 Cornwall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virgil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pentre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Universal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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