Total Crime Rate

301.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 301.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.4 10/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • 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

Vanguard Way area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott , and the 66th 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 Vanguard Way (CF24 5PG) in the last 12 months was 301.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% higher than the Splott average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Way (CF24 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Vanguard Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vanguard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Galdames Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vanguard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forgeside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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