Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Inverness Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Inverness Place (CF24 4RU) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inverness Place (CF24 4RU), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Row. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Violet Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Diana Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diana Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diana Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Diana Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Strathnairn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhymney Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhymney Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhymney Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rhymney Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angus Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strathnairn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Violet Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crwys Place | Under investigation |
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