Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lydstep Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2QX) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Llandaff North average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2QX), the main crime hotspot is near Lydstep Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydstep Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gabalfa Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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