Total Crime Rate

396.4 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 396.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 211.7 10/10
  • Robbery 49.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moira Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moira Place (CF24 0ER) in the last 12 months was 396.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moira Place (CF24 0ER), 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 Moira Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moira Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adamsdown Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Planet Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Terrace —
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Data Sources

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