Crime Rates at Handley Road, Cardiff, CF24 2HF

Handley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 433rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handley Road (CF24 2HF) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handley Road (CF24 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawker Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenbay Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.