Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Handley Road (CF24 2HF) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handley Road (CF24 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near Greenbay Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bisley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadman Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hind Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bisley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merret Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merret Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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