Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Miskin Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Miskin Street (CF24 4AS) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Miskin Street (CF24 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Miskin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maindy Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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