Total Crime Rate

251.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 251.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gelligaer Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gelligaer Street (CF24 4LA) in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gelligaer Street (CF24 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Gelligaer Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gelligaer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirwain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentyrch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentyrch Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llanishen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhigos Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gelligaer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gelligaer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Allensbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allensbank Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allensbank Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pentyrch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talygarn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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