Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Adamsdown Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adamsdown Square (CF24 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adamsdown Square (CF24 0EZ), 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.

View Crime In Adamsdown

Crime Over Time in Adamsdown Square area

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.