Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 271st lowest 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 Monthermer Road (CF24 4QY) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monthermer Road (CF24 4QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crwys Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daviot Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monthermer Road area

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

Data Sources

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