Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albany Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Road (CF24 3RX) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (CF24 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Oakfield Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 66 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Partridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timbers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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