Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottrell Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Cottrell Road (CF24 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ).

In the area around Cottrell Road (CF24 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Place. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottrell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glenroy Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cressy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balaclava Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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