Total Crime Rate

253.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 253.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Wordsworth Avenue (CF24 3FQ) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (CF24 3FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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