Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambleside Avenue 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 Ambleside Avenue (CF23 5PX) 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 Ambleside Avenue (CF23 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ullswater Avenue, where police recorded 20 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairoak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shirley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ullswater Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambleside Avenue | Under investigation |
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