Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

City Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (CF24 3BP) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (CF24 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Strathnairn Street. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 37 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 (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Keppoch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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