Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 225.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 111th 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 Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2QY) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.6% higher than the Llandaff North average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery 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 ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1143.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Avenue North, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lydstep Crescent (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lydstep Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberteifi Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterston Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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