Total Crime Rate

248.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 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 248.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Albany Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 84th 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 Albany Road (CF24 3RW) in the last 12 months was 248.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (CF24 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Place. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balaclava Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cressy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westville Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westville Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westville Walk 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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