Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holmesdale Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 218th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmesdale Street (CF11 7HA) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Street (CF11 7HA), 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 Holmesdale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromsgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Channel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Channel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Channel View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beecher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fagan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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