Total Crime Rate

91.8 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Arabella Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 392nd 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 Arabella Street (CF24 4SZ) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arabella Street (CF24 4SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Violet Row. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arabella Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ty'N-Y-Coed Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Wain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daviot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row 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 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmond'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty'N-Y-Coed Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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