Total Crime Rate

880.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

236.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 880.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 343.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 236.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.0 10/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Other theft 50.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.5 10/10
  • Robbery 37.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
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

Clive Street Lane 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 Clive Street Lane (CF11 7JH) 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 Clive Street Lane (CF11 7JH), 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 Clive Street Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fagan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromsgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromsgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beecher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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