Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newport Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 1DN) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Adamsdown average (211.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Southminster Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 41 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 (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bertram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road —
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Data Sources

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