Total Crime Rate

200.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balaclava Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 134th 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 Balaclava Road (CF23 5BB) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher than the Penylan average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balaclava Road (CF23 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angus Street, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claude Place (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balaclava Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cressy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cottrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bangor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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