Total Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plasnewydd 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.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elm Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keppoch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penlline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plasnewydd Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Treharris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arran Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Arran Street | Under investigation |
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