Crime Rates at Lydstep Crescent, Cardiff, CF14 2RA

Lydstep Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Llandaff North , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 281.5% higher than the Llandaff North average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% 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 Aberdore Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.