Total Crime Rate

259.0 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 259.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 78th 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 Waterloo Gardens (CF23 5AB) in the last 12 months was 259.0 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Gardens (CF23 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Southminster Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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