Total Crime Rate

286.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.9 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 286.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 68th 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 The Walk (CF24 3AF) in the last 12 months was 286.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 151.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Walk (CF24 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 308 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knox Road (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cardiff Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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