Total Crime Rate

665.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 665.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 380.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crwys Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Crwys Road (CF24 4NA) in the last 12 months was 665.9 per 1,000 residents and was 462.3% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crwys Road (CF24 4NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Row, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathnairn Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crwys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Crwys Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rhymney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rhymney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braeval Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeval Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Kincraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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