Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Road West area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Road West (CF23 5PH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road West (CF23 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Ullswater Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lake Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ullswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambleside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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