Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 100.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Holmwood Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 335th 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 Holmwood Close (CF23 6BT) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 175.6% higher than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmwood Close (CF23 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwood (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holmwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyn-Coed Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cyn-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Springwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caer Cady Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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