Total Crime Rate

613.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 613.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Burglary 79.7 10/10
  • Public order 67.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.1 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Other crime 23.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,028 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 Newport Road (CF23 9AE) in the last 12 months was 613.6 per 1,000 residents and was 556.4% higher than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF23 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near De Bawdip Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Page Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting De Bawdip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pengam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pengam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rhymney River Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cwrt Boston Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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