Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meteor Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 180th 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 Meteor Street (CF24 0HW) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meteor Street (CF24 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near North Luton Place. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meteor Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garesfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kames Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Galston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meteor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Luton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Luton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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