Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 506th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Pearl Street (CF24 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1PJ), 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 2025Possession of weapons Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearl Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pearl Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pearl Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pearl Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Agate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ordell 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 Nora Street
Sep 2025Burglary Bertram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adeline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adeline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adeline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theodora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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