Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marlborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 302nd 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 Marlborough Road (CF23 5BU) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (CF23 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Connaught Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timbers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roath Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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