Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Booker Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 383rd 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 Booker Street (CF24 1QN) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booker Street (CF24 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Southminster Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Booker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richards Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bertram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helen Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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