Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 456th highest 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 Crwys Road (CF24 4NE) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crwys Road (CF24 4NE), 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 Crwys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crwys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richards Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmond'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monthermer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathays Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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