Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterloo Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Waterloo Road (CF23 5AE) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (CF23 5AE), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Court Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timbers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deri Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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