Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 130.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Celyn Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cyncoed , and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Celyn Avenue (CF23 6EL) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 243.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Celyn Avenue (CF23 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Celyn Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Celyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Celyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Celyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogwen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ontario Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oakdene Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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