Total Crime Rate

435.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.1 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 435.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Robbery 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Metal Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Metal Street (CF24 0LB) in the last 12 months was 435.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metal Street (CF24 0LB), 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 Metal Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Galston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garesfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Topaz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topaz Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emerald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kames Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galston Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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