Total Crime Rate

268.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 268.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oleary Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oleary Drive (CF11 7EB) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oleary Drive (CF11 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oleary Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chatterton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd James Mcghan Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shearman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harrison Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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