Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walker Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 319th 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 Walker Road (CF24 2EL) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Splott average (116.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Road (CF24 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Adeline Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farmville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adeline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portmanmoor Road Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberystwith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portmanmoor Road Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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