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Cardiff South and Penarth
Stephen Doughty · Labour (Co-op)
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Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))Crime Trends
Crime rows are aggregated across the constituency LSOA footprint for Cardiff South and Penarth.
Latest month
2,252
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
13,972 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
Coverage
63
LSOAs linked through postcodes
Latest month2,252Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average39.7incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline39.9Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-10.1%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change +3.2%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationCardiff South and PenarthCounts are normalized against the constituency's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents30,173Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified13,972 incidents · 46.3%
Coverage63 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Public order South Wales Police | On or near A4055 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near A4160 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near A4160 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near A4232 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson South Wales Police | On or near Adelaide Place | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Adelaide Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near Adelaide Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour South Wales Police | On or near Adeline Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Adeline Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Adeline Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near Adeline Street | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Public order South Wales Police | On or near Albert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Allerton Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near Althorp Drive | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Amherst Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Amherst Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Amherst Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences South Wales Police | On or near Amherst Street | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Bicycle theft South Wales Police | On or near Angelina Street | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson South Wales Police | On or near Angelina Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Angelina Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Angelina Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified South Wales Police | On or near Angelina Street | No outcome published |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Cardiff South and Penarth | 13,972 | 46.3% |
| Violence and sexual offences Cardiff South and Penarth | 5,029 | 16.7% |
| Shoplifting Cardiff South and Penarth | 2,118 | 7.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour Cardiff South and Penarth | 1,975 | 6.5% |
| Public order Cardiff South and Penarth | 1,648 | 5.5% |
| Other theft Cardiff South and Penarth | 1,054 | 3.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson Cardiff South and Penarth | 992 | 3.3% |
| Vehicle crime Cardiff South and Penarth | 947 | 3.1% |
| Drugs Cardiff South and Penarth | 603 | 2.0% |
| Burglary Cardiff South and Penarth | 496 | 1.6% |
| Bicycle theft Cardiff South and Penarth | 469 | 1.6% |
| Other crime Cardiff South and Penarth | 257 | 0.9% |
| Theft from the person Cardiff South and Penarth | 243 | 0.8% |
| Robbery Cardiff South and Penarth | 213 | 0.7% |
| Possession of weapons Cardiff South and Penarth | 157 | 0.5% |
Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.