Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Ferndale Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 384th 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 Ferndale Street (CF11 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Street (CF11 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentre Place, where police recorded 50 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 Ferndale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pentre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penhevad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coedcae Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanbradach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bargoed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Universal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blaenclydach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place 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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