Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cyfarthfa Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 3HG) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cyfarthfa Street (CF24 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claude Place, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Lane (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elm Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snipe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snipe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snipe Street | Under investigation |
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