Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dylan Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dylan Place (CF24 3DW) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dylan Place (CF24 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Glossop Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dylan Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treharris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyfarthfa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glossop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glossop Road
Sep 2025Other theft Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glossop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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