Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 202.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Emerald Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emerald Street (CF24 1QA) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerald Street (CF24 1QA), 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 Emerald Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longcross Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
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 2026Possession of weapons Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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