Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willows Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 174th 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 Willows Avenue (CF24 2ST) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willows Avenue (CF24 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Park Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muirton Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willows Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunsmuir Road
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 2026Other crime Willows Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willows Avenue 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 Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft South Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muirton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muirton Road

Data Sources

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