Total Crime Rate

375.0 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 375.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2RA) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 290.1% higher than the Llandaff North average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 180.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydstep Crescent (CF14 2RA), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue North —
Sep 2025Other crime Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanmorlais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydstep Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Llanidloes Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterston Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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