Total Crime Rate

218.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Glenroy Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glenroy Street (CF24 3LB) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenroy Street (CF24 3LB), 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 Glenroy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treharris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyfarthfa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arran Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plasnewydd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pearson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plasnewydd Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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