Total Crime Rate

492.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South 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 South Luton Place (CF24 0EX) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 South Luton Place (CF24 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near North Luton Place. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Luton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamsdown Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adamsdown Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adamsdown Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamsdown Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constellation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constellation Street 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 2025Criminal damage and arson West Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Applewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adamscroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garesfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moira Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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