Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Letty Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Letty Street (CF24 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letty Street (CF24 4EJ), 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 Letty Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cogan Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cogan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cogan Terrace Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treorky Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cogan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richards Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brydges Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brydges Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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