Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Roath Court Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Roath Court Road (CF24 3SD) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roath Court Road (CF24 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claude Place, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakfield Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roath Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roath Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quail Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cressy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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