Total Crime Rate

110.7 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plasnewydd Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plasnewydd Road (CF24 3EN) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plasnewydd Road (CF24 3EN), 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 Plasnewydd Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keppoch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Penlline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plasnewydd Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treharris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arran 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 Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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