Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newport Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF24 1DL) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Oakfield Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 66 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timbers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stacey Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cyril Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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