Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • 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
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 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1PP) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Sapphire Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adeline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pearl Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Theodora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adeline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adeline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Splott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bertram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearl Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richards Place
Sep 2025Drugs Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Emerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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