Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pearl Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Pearl Street (CF24 1RD) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Street (CF24 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Harlequin Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Gardens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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