Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Crystal Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Heath , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crystal Avenue (CF23 5QL) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Heath average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crystal Avenue (CF23 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crystal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heath High Level Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heath Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffryn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Arches Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Heath Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heath Halt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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