Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Waterloo Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Penylan , and the 476th lowest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (CF23 9BW) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Penylan average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (CF23 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Retreat, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llanedeyrn Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenlawns —
Sep 2025Public order Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenlawns Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baron'S Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanedeyrn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earls Court Place —
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Data Sources

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