Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colum Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cathays , and the 460th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Cathays average (292.7 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colum Road (CF10 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colum Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colum Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhigos Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maindy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Colum Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colum Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maindy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelligaer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentyrch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merthyr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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