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

Rhymney 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 Rhymney Street (CF24 4DF) 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 Rhymney Street (CF24 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Row, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kincraig Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhymney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kincraig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llantwit Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Museum Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senghennydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanbleddian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynrhondda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Senghennydd Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kincraig Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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