Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 111.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • 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
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

Jim Driscoll Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Butetown , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jim Driscoll Way (CF11 7JA) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Butetown average (235.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jim Driscoll Way (CF11 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jim Driscoll Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Channel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ludlow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Channel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Channel View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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