Total Crime Rate
141.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodcock Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 226th 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 Woodcock Street (CF24 3RA) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcock Street (CF24 3RA), 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.
View Crime In Plasnewydd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arran Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Four Elms Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Four Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Four Elms Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Four Elms Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Four Elms Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claude Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crofts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claude Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Partridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakfield Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oakfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roath Court Place | Under investigation |
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