Total Crime Rate

104.7 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lake Road East area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 345th 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 Lake Road East (CF23 5NN) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road East (CF23 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambleside Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ullswater Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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