Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 443rd 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 Arabella Street (CF24 4TA) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Plasnewydd average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arabella Street (CF24 4TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Row, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathnairn Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arabella Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Violet Row Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keppoch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plasnewydd Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plasnewydd Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ty'N-Y-Coed Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Werfa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plasnewydd Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moy Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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