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

Leven Close 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 Leven Close (CF23 6DN) 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 Leven Close (CF23 6DN), 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 Leven Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Celyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Gardens Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ogwen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lakeside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leven Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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