Total Crime Rate

119.5 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deri Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 294th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deri Close (CF23 5EA) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deri Close (CF23 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Southminster Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deri Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firstbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baron'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Court Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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