Crime Rates at Mercia Road, Cardiff, CF24 2TF

Mercia Road 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 Mercia Road (CF24 2TF) 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 Mercia Road (CF24 2TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willows Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunsmuir Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.