Crime Rates at Lake Road East, Cardiff, CF23 5PB

Lake Road East area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Lake Road East (CF23 5PB) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road East (CF23 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnegie Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Everard Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.