Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Colum Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cathays , and the 503rd lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colum Road (CF10 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Cathays average (284.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colum Road (CF10 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackweir Terrace. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Anne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentyrch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merthyr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colum Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pentyrch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackweir Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackweir Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhigos Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blackweir Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackweir Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackweir Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentyrch Street —
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Data Sources

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