Total Crime Rate

258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.9 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sanquhar Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 79th 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 Sanquhar Street (CF24 2AA) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Splott average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanquhar Street (CF24 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Luton Place, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Asgog Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sanquhar Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anderson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapele Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moors Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inchmarnock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inchmarnock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inchmarnock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Applewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Applewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Applewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Asgog Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constellation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamsdown Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gwendoline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilkinson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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