Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Maes Yr Hedydd area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 418th lowest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Yr Hedydd (CF23 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Pontprennau and Old St Mellons average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Yr Hedydd (CF23 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Nant Ddu, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Nant Coslech (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Yr Hedydd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claverton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Nant Ddu Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Nant Coslech Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claverton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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