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.
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Crime overview

Kames Place 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 Kames Place (CF24 0HB) 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 Kames Place (CF24 0HB), 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 Kames Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spruce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meteor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Place
Sep 2025Public order Lady Margaret'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Planet Street
Sep 2025Public order Anderson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moira Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Anderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Anderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Luton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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