Total Crime Rate

393.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 393.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfred Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Plasnewydd , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Street (CF24 4TY) in the last 12 months was 393.7 per 1,000 residents and was 231.6% higher than the Plasnewydd average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Street (CF24 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strathnairn Street, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kincraig Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alfred Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kincraig Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Glenroy Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathnairn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strathnairn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenroy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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