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

Oakfield 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 Oakfield Street (CF24 3RF) 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 Oakfield Street (CF24 3RF), 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 Oakfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Place 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofts Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crofts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Place
Sep 2025Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snipe Street Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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