Total Crime Rate

527.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 527.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 292.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Robbery 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moira Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 527.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moira Place (CF24 0ER), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Road. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 159 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 (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moira Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knox Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knox Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kames Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knox Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Leopold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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