Crime Rates at Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 1RN

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF24 1RN) in the last 12 months was 613.6 per 1,000 residents and was 556.4% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southminster Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.