Total Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025City 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 3JF) 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 3JF), 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.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keppoch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plasnewydd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penlline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arran Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plasnewydd Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northcote Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kincraig Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kincraig Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kincraig Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kincraig Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyfarthfa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Violet Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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