Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cyncoed Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cyncoed Road (CF23 6AF) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyncoed Road (CF23 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ontario Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cyncoed Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ontario Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oakdene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefn-Coed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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