Total Crime Rate

444.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 444.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 This (CF2 1AX) in the last 12 months was 444.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.2% higher than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CF2 1AX, the main crime hotspot is near North Luton Place. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CF2 1AX area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order System Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Other theft Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Star Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Augusta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Augusta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piercefield Place
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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