Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 175.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

North Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 166th 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 North Street (CF11 7HT) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (CF11 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Machen Street, where police recorded 59 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 North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Machen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pentre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Machen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machen Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentrebane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4160 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penarth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Universal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Universal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grangetown Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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