Total Crime Rate

479.2 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 479.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ipswich Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 30th 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 Ipswich Road (CF23 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 479.2 per 1,000 residents and was 412.6% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 262.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (CF23 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salmon Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Salmon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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