Total Crime Rate

109.0 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wolfs Castle Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolfs Castle Avenue (CF14 5JS) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher than the Cyncoed average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolfs Castle Avenue (CF14 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheam Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolfs Castle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trecastle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coed Cochwyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilwern Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheam Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tegfan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tegfan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apollo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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