Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lakeside Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,013 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 Lakeside Drive (CF23 6DD) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Drive (CF23 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Celyn Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lakeside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Gardens Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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