Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 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 265.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Moorland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Moorland Road (CF24 2LR) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (CF24 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near South Park Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmville Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Farmville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberystwith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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