Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

City Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 349th 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 City Road (CF24 3BL) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (CF24 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kincraig Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kincraig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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