Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Marlborough Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 73rd 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 Marlborough Road (CF23 5BT) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Marlborough Road (CF23 5BT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westville Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westville Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Claude Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claude Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Claude Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bangor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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