Total Crime Rate

345.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 345.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Salisbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 54th 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 Salisbury Road (CF24 4AA) in the last 12 months was 345.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (CF24 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Lane (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Miskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Princes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Llanbleddian Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Senghennydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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