Total Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Grangetown , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Gardens (CF11 7DY) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Grangetown average (117.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Gardens (CF11 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Abercynon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taff Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Taff Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taff Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avondale Gardens South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamadryad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamadryad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hamadryad Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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