Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newport Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF24 0TP) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Road. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Luton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Luton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moira Terrace
Sep 2025Burglary Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knox Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knox Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knox Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knox Road

Data Sources

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