Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Catherine Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Catherine Street (CF24 4EF) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Street (CF24 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Place. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Catherine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richards Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cathays Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treorky Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brydges Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brydges Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minister Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Maindy Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mundy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Mundy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Llandough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cogan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cogan Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Letty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cogan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cogan Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirwain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colum Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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