Total Crime Rate

427.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.8 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 427.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.4 10/10
  • Burglary 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Helen Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Helen Place (CF24 1NS) in the last 12 months was 427.1 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helen Place (CF24 1NS), 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 Helen Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street
Apr 2026Robbery Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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