Crime Rates at Mercia Road, Cardiff, CF24 2TE

Mercia Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercia Road (CF24 2TE) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercia Road (CF24 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willows Avenue, where police recorded 46 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.