Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 108.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Elm Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Street (CF24 3RL) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (CF24 3RL), 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 (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Planet Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glossop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Planet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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