Total Crime Rate
151.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunsmuir Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 196th 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 Dunsmuir Road (CF24 2SP) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunsmuir Road (CF24 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willows Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwall Court (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmuir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Madoc Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willows Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willows Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willows Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willows Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Willows Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Willows Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwall Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stenhousemuir Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalmuir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skaithmuir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mervyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmuir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmuir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunsmuir Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Deemuir Road | Under investigation |
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