Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 229.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princes Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Princes Avenue (CF24 3SN) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (CF24 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elm Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stacey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richards Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stacey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stacey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snipe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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