Crime Rates at Melrose Gardens, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9BA

Melrose Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 1,028 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 Melrose Gardens (CF23 9BA) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Gardens (CF23 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westville Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Retreat (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.