Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 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

Salisbury Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (CF24 4AB) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (CF24 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowther Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Senghennydd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Senghennydd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Senghennydd Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Senghennydd Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crwys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhymney Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llantwit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fitzroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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