Total Crime Rate

255.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.2 10/10
  • Other crime 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 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

Adam Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 80th 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 Adam Street (CF24 2FH) in the last 12 months was 255.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher 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 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 45.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 238 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adam Street (CF24 2FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 421 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knox Road (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Adam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cardiff Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzalan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellen Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brigantine Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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