Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Crescent area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Crescent (CF14 5QA) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Crescent (CF14 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimberley Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kane Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fishguard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishguard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishguard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dogmael'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Dogmael'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crundale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishguard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fishguard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty-Glas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ty-Glas Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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