Crime Rates at Connaught Road, Cardiff, CF24 3PY

Connaught Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (CF24 3PY) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (CF24 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.