Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Avoca Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 486th highest 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 Avoca Place (CF11 6TH) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avoca Place (CF11 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Machen Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avoca Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnstay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessborough Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessborough Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virgil Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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