Total Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenroy Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 53rd 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 Glenroy Street (CF24 3JY) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenroy Street (CF24 3JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Street, where police recorded 158 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 | Public order | Wellfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Plasnewydd Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bangor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bangor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Treharris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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