Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cecil Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Street (CF24 1NU) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (CF24 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyril Crescent, where police recorded 99 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 Cecil Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cyril Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearl Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place 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 Cyril Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruby Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Topaz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topaz Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent

Data Sources

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