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

Sapphire Street 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 Sapphire Street (CF24 1PY) 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 Sapphire Street (CF24 1PY), 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 Sapphire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Iron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stacey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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