Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Coburn Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coburn Street (CF24 4BT) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coburn Street (CF24 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Row. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coburn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rhymney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rhymney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackintosh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crwys Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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