Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tewkesbury Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tewkesbury Street (CF24 4QT) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tewkesbury Street (CF24 4QT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tewkesbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Wain Lane
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwennyth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogfield Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clun Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crwys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malefant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartwright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Wain Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place
Apr 2026Public order Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitchurch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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