Total Crime Rate

366.6 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 366.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.9 10/10
  • Drugs 32.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Pearl Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1HB) in the last 12 months was 366.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sapphire Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richards Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gwendoline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Asgog Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Burglary Bertram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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