Total Crime Rate
286.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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 3AG) 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 3AG), 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newport Road Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzalan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Knox Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Knox Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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