Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windermere Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Avenue (CF23 5PS) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Cyncoed average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Avenue (CF23 5PS), 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.
View Crime In Cyncoed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heath Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Mead | — |
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