Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avoca Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 506th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Grangetown average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avoca Place (CF11 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Machen Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Allerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerton Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Van Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedwas Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Machen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Machen Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedwas Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Allerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty-Nant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amyas Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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