Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kimberley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Road (CF23 5DH) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Road (CF23 5DH), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Claude Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westville Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claude Place | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claude Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claude Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balaclava Road | — |
| 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 | Public order | Ladysmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claude Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Place | Under investigation |
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