Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 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 103.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Crwys Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crwys Road (CF24 4NN) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crwys Road (CF24 4NN), 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.

View Crime In Cardiff

Crime Over Time in Crwys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mundy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gwennyth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rhymney Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Letty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogfield Street —
Apr 2026Public order Mundy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richards Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 42

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑