Total Crime Rate
255.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newport Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Newport Road (CF24 0FB) in the last 12 months was 255.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 45.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 238 (β 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newport Road (CF24 0FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 308 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knox Road (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Lane | β |
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