Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vere Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 290th 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 Vere Street (CF24 3DS) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vere Street (CF24 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Moira Terrace. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Treharris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newport Road Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moira Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glossop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glossop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glossop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glossop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Planet Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Planet Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Planet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyfarthfa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moira Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Planet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glossop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moira Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moira Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moira Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glossop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glossop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glossop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glossop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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