Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ninian Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 151st 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 Ninian Road (CF23 5EH) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ninian Road (CF23 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Angus Street. Police recorded 158 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 Ninian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bangor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pant Yr Wyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pant Yr Wyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hendy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hendy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Werfa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diana Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bangor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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