Total Crime Rate

202.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 202.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Strathnairn Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strathnairn Street (CF24 3JL) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathnairn Street (CF24 3JL), 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 Strathnairn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road
Sep 2025Burglary Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diana Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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