Total Crime Rate

492.2 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 492.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 261.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.0 10/10
  • Burglary 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Luton Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 29th 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 North Luton Place (CF24 0EU) in the last 12 months was 492.2 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 320.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1540.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meteor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South 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 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 2025Robbery North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Planet Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moira Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Howard Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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