Total Crime Rate
880.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
236.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morel Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morel Court (CF11 7FF) in the last 12 months was 880.1 per 1,000 residents and was 274.1% 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 236.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morel Court (CF11 7FF), 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Channel View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shearman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cory Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ferry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ffordd James Mcghan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beecher Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Channel View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Channel View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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