Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (CF23 5HL) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (CF23 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambleside Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daviot Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tewkesbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monthermer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Morlais Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmond'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clun Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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