Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodcock Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcock Street (CF24 3RA) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcock Street (CF24 3RA), 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 Woodcock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Elms Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Four Elms Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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