Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ruthin Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 422nd 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 Ruthin Gardens (CF24 4AU) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 257.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthin Gardens (CF24 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruthin Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rhymney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rhymney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Senghennydd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llantwit Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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