Total Crime Rate
195.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alma Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Alma Road (CF23 5BD) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alma Road (CF23 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Claude Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penylan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claude Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claude Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westville Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balaclava Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claude Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claude Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claude Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claude Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claude Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claude Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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