Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oakfield Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Oakfield Street (CF24 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Street (CF24 3QJ), 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 Oakfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roath Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
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 2026Possession of weapons Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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