Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Channel View Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 488th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Channel View Road (CF11 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Butetown average (249.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Channel View Road (CF11 7HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near O'Leary Drive, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatterton Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Channel View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd James Mcghan Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd James Mcghan Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd James Mcghan Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting O'Leary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting O'Leary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting O'Leary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beecher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morel Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seager Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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