Total Crime Rate

358.1 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 358.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Salisbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 54th 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 Salisbury Road (CF24 4AD) in the last 12 months was 358.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (CF24 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Lane. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plas Dumfries Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynrhondda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lowther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windsor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llantwit Street —
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Data Sources

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