Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windermere Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 236th 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 Windermere Avenue (CF23 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 263.8% higher than the Cyncoed average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Avenue (CF23 5PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Mead. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heath Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ambleside Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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