Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mafeking Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 426th 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 Mafeking Road (CF23 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mafeking Road (CF23 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Balaclava Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mafeking Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westville Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westville Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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