Total Crime Rate

185.3 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 185.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Newport Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF24 0DH) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Road. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moira Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Augusta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Augusta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery South Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Luton Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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