Total Crime Rate

376.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 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 376.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 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

Orbit Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orbit Street (CF24 0JX) in the last 12 months was 376.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orbit Street (CF24 0JX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orbit Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Metal Street —
Apr 2026Public order Adamsdown Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adamsdown Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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