Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Connaught Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Connaught Road (CF24 3PT) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (CF24 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cyril Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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