Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 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 199.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Meredith Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 135th 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 Meredith Road (CF24 2SW) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meredith Road (CF24 2SW), 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 Meredith Road area

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

Data Sources

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