Total Crime Rate

449.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 449.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colchester Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,013 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 Colchester Avenue (CF23 9AY) in the last 12 months was 449.1 per 1,000 residents and was 417.8% higher than the Penylan average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 152.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Avenue (CF23 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colchester Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colchester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baron'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deri Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Doe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colchester Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Salmon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Nowell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woosnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woosnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Attfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Nowell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Scholars Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deri Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baron'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stallcourt Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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