Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 229.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Newport Road (CF24 1AG) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 72 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emerald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sapphire Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emerald Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Emerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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