Total Crime Rate

271.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.8 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 271.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Clifton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Clifton Street (CF24 1PU) in the last 12 months was 271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 43 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Clifton Street (CF24 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Clifton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Emerald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruby Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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