Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beaufort Square area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaufort Square (CF24 2TX) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Square (CF24 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near De Bawdip Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaufort Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Boston Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Boston Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs De Bawdip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order De Bawdip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order De Bawdip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Bawdip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Bawdip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Bawdip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Bawdip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhymney River Bridge Road
Apr 2026Public order Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhymney River Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhymney River Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cwrt Boston Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Coles Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Coles Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glan Rhymni Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cwrt Boston Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cwrt Boston Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Boston
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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