Total Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 8th 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 3DR) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (CF24 3DR), 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 (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyfarthfa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Grove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plasnewydd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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