Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Woodcock 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofts Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Four Elms Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Elms Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crofts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Partridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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