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

Jim Driscoll Way 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 Jim Driscoll Way (CF11 7JL) 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 Jim Driscoll Way (CF11 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Amherst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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