Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lady Mary Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lady Mary Road (CF23 5NS) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Mary Road (CF23 5NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambleside Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairoak Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lady Mary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pant Yr Wyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairoak Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pant Yr Wyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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