Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cathays Terrace area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 460th 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 Cathays Terrace (CF24 4HY) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathays Terrace (CF24 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cathays Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merthyr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colum Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentyrch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Maindy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maindy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maindy Mews —
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Data Sources

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