Crime Rates at Skelmuir Road, Cardiff, CF24 2PS

Skelmuir Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Skelmuir Road (CF24 2PS) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Splott average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelmuir Road (CF24 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunsmuir Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwall Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.