Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunsmuir 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dunsmuir Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmuir Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Madoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willows Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willows Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willows Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willows Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkwall Court
Apr 2026Public order Kirkwall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirkwall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stenhousemuir Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalmuir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skaithmuir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mervyn Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmuir Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmuir Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmuir Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deemuir Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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