Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Amesbury Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 267th 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 Amesbury Road (CF23 5DY) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amesbury Road (CF23 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baron'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Court Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ladysmith Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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