Crime Rates at Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 1RS

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF24 1RS) in the last 12 months was 518.2 per 1,000 residents and was 158.9% higher than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF24 1RS), 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.