Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 23.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Torrens Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 204th 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 Torrens Drive (CF23 6DS) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Cyncoed average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrens Drive (CF23 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnegie Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Everard Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Torrens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carnegie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lake Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lakeside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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