Total Crime Rate
168.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hardy Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hardy Place (CF24 3EF) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hardy Place (CF24 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 72 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 | Burglary | Partridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Treharris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glossop Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glossop Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castle Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glossop Road | — |
| 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 | Burglary | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Snipe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
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