Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fort Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Fort Street (CF24 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fort Street (CF24 1QQ), 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.
View Crime In Adamsdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Gardens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newminster Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blanche Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blanche Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Florence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Gardens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlequin Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlequin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlequin Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlequin Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlequin Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Gardens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bertram Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bertram Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bertram Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pearl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theodora Street | Under investigation |
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