Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Foster Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 512th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Drive (CF23 9BD) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Drive (CF23 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firstbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baron'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Court Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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