Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cyfarthfa Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cyfarthfa Street (CF24 3HF) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyfarthfa Street (CF24 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strathnairn Street, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kincraig Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cyfarthfa Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road 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 2026Vehicle crime Quail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pearson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plasnewydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street

Data Sources

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