Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Crescent area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Crescent (CF11 7DF) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Grangetown average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Crescent (CF11 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercynon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jim Driscoll Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ludlow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bargoed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forrest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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