Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranbrook Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Cranbrook Street (CF24 4AL) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbrook Street (CF24 4AL), 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 Cranbrook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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