Total Crime Rate

114.3 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Paddock area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddock (CF23 5JN) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddock (CF23 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westville Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Retreat (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Paddock area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenlawns —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westville Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westville Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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