Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.3 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 300th 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 City Road (CF24 3JB) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (CF24 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Row, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathnairn Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crwys Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road —

Data Sources

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