Total Crime Rate

81.5 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monthermer Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Monthermer Road (CF24 4QX) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monthermer Road (CF24 4QX), 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 Monthermer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmond'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crwys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clun Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dogfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Road
Sep 2025Other theft Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmond'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crwys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tewkesbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitchurch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monthermer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Place

Data Sources

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