Total Crime Rate

593.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

382.8 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 593.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 382.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.0 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Luton Place area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 19th 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 North Luton Place (CF24 0EU) in the last 12 months was 593.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.1% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 382.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Luton Place (CF24 0EU), 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 North Luton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moira Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moira Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meteor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meteor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meteor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Luton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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