Total Crime Rate

138.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Amherst Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amherst Street (CF11 7DR) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amherst Street (CF11 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near York Place. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amherst Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ludlow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fagan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromsgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beecher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Channel View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Channel View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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