Total Crime Rate

283.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 283.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meirion Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Meirion Place (CF24 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 283.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% higher than the Splott average (121.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meirion Place (CF24 2TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willows Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunsmuir Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meirion Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunsmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mercia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mercia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willows Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willows Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meredith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willows Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallamuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dessmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunsmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mona Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dessmuir Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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