Total Crime Rate

692.9 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 692.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.4 10/10
  • Public order 74.8 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
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

Elm Street area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 16th 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 Elm Street (CF24 3QR) in the last 12 months was 692.9 per 1,000 residents and was 485.1% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 334.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (CF24 3QR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Planet Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Partridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orbit Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orbit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Planet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyril Crescent —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Copper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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