Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Stafford Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 423rd 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 Stafford Road (CF11 6SW) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (CF11 6SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telford Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterford Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brunel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Machen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virgil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stephenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
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Data Sources

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