Total Crime Rate

598.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 598.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.4 10/10
  • Public order 59.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
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

Elm Street area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 3RG) in the last 12 months was 598.4 per 1,000 residents and was 404.2% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 244.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (CF24 3RG), 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 Elm Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences System Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Metal Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longcross Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Four Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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