Constituency Ledger7,509 postcode units

Cardiff South and Penarth

Stephen Doughty · Labour (Co-op)

Sales (12M)
1,002
Median Price
£241,000
Current MP
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

202530,360-10.1% vs 2024
202433,753+21.8% vs 2023
202327,712+47.6% vs 2022
202218,776-8.9% vs 2021
202120,608First complete year in the current archive.

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

MonthCrime typeLocationOutcome
Jan 2026Public order
South Wales Police
On or near A4055Under investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near A4160No outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near A4160No outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near A4232Under investigation
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
South Wales Police
On or near Adelaide PlaceUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Adelaide StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near Adelaide StreetUnder investigation
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near Adelaide StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Jan 2026Anti-social behaviour
South Wales Police
On or near Adeline StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Adeline StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Adeline StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near Adeline StreetUnder investigation
Jan 2026Public order
South Wales Police
On or near Albert CrescentUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Allerton StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near Althorp DriveUnder investigation
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Amherst StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Amherst StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Amherst StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Violence and sexual offences
South Wales Police
On or near Amherst StreetUnder investigation
Jan 2026Bicycle theft
South Wales Police
On or near Angelina StreetUnder investigation
Jan 2026Criminal damage and arson
South Wales Police
On or near Angelina StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Angelina StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Angelina StreetNo outcome published
Jan 2026Unspecified
South Wales Police
On or near Angelina StreetNo outcome published

Category totals

Crime typeIncidentsShare
Unspecified
Cardiff South and Penarth
13,97246.3%
Violence and sexual offences
Cardiff South and Penarth
5,02916.7%
Shoplifting
Cardiff South and Penarth
2,1187.0%
Anti-social behaviour
Cardiff South and Penarth
1,9756.5%
Public order
Cardiff South and Penarth
1,6485.5%
Other theft
Cardiff South and Penarth
1,0543.5%
Criminal damage and arson
Cardiff South and Penarth
9923.3%
Vehicle crime
Cardiff South and Penarth
9473.1%
Drugs
Cardiff South and Penarth
6032.0%
Burglary
Cardiff South and Penarth
4961.6%
Bicycle theft
Cardiff South and Penarth
4691.6%
Other crime
Cardiff South and Penarth
2570.9%
Theft from the person
Cardiff South and Penarth
2430.8%
Robbery
Cardiff South and Penarth
2130.7%
Possession of weapons
Cardiff South and Penarth
1570.5%

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.

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