Postcode · Cardiff
Crime in CF24 1LY
How much crime is recorded in CF24 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Adamsdown
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,238 (2024)
CF24 1LYCardiff
How safe is CF24 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF24 1LY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF24 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences46.923.6
Anti-social behaviour29.010.7
Shoplifting23.78.4
Burglary18.89.1
Public order16.84.6
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Robbery7.11.4
Other theft6.94.5
Drugs4.92.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.