Total Crime Rate

321.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pearl Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1HD) in the last 12 months was 321.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Street, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sapphire Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Metal Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sanquahar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asgog Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Stanier Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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