Crime Rates at Lascelles Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8NP

Lascelles Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lascelles Drive (CF23 8NP) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 171.8% higher 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lascelles Drive (CF23 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.