Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Robert Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 328th 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 Robert Street (CF24 4PB) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Street (CF24 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Rhymney Terrace. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braeval Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gwennyth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Wain Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brydges Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brydges Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Richards Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rhymney Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhymney Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhymney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crwys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crwys Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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