Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arthur Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arthur Street (CF24 1QR) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arthur Street (CF24 1QR), 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 Arthur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlequin Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theodora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertram Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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